Peacock Energy Project
Lightsource Renewable Energy Asset Management, LLC (Lightsource bp) · ERCOT
Peacock Energy Project is a solar power facility with 150 MW of EIA-reported operating capacity in San Patricio County, Texas, in ERCOT, registered as EIA Plant ID 68474. Lightsource Renewable Energy Asset Management, LLC is the registered plant entity or operator. The plant's generating configuration is 1 Solar Photovoltaic (PV) generator — 150 MW nameplate. Financing included a $97.9M tax-equity investment from Pinnacle Financial Partners.
Overview
Key fields
- Reported capacity
- 150 MW
EIA-reported operating capacity; nameplate, seasonal, AC/DC, and unit ratings may differ.
- Technology
- Solar Photovoltaic
Primary generation technology.
- Registry anchor
- Plant 68474
Lightsource Renewable Energy Asset Management, LLC · ERCOT
- Operating status
- Operating
Peacock Energy Project is operating.
- Project financing
- $97.9M
October 2025 — Lightsource bp and Pinnacle Financial Partners closed a $97.9 million tax-equity financing agreement to finance the Peacock Solar project (announced in mid–late October 2025).
Profile
- Grid role
- Utility-scale solar generation in ERCOT's energy-only market.
- Physical build
- EPC: PCL Construction — project-level scope described by the EPC included engineering design of the facility, piles and trackers, surveying, civil works, fencing, foundations, module and inverter installation, electrical work and substation construction. Official Lightsource bp project/press materials name First Solar as the module supplier (ultra‑low carbon panels) and GameChange Solar as the tracker supplier. Siemens is a named inverter supplier to Lightsource bp’s U.S. pipeline (Volume Frame Agreement for central inverter stations rated ~4.3–4.7 MW), but no project-level counts (modules, inverter/PCS counts, tracker counts, container/BESS counts) are published in the cited materials for Peacock.
- Financing
- October 2025 — Lightsource bp and Pinnacle Financial Partners closed a $97.9 million tax-equity financing agreement to finance the Peacock Solar project (announced in mid–late October 2025).
Structured profile
- Reported capacity
- 150 MW
Solar Photovoltaic
- Operating status
- operating
Peacock Energy Project is operating.
- Location
- San Patricio County, Texas
ERCOT
- Operator
- Lightsource Renewable Energy Asset Management, LLC
- Asset role
- solar
ERCOT
- Owner
- Lightsource bp (Lightsource Renewable Energy Asset Management, LLC)
These combined segments support 'Lightsource bp (Lightsource Renewable Energy Asset Management, LLC)' as the owner/operator name.
Units and generators
Operating generator records and technology attributes reported through EIA-860.
| Generator | Capacity | Technology | Operation | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TXPC1 | 150 MW 150 MW summer | Solar Photovoltaic Solar · PV | Nov 2024 | Operating |
Performance
Monthly EIA generation history and recent market-resource behavior where linked telemetry is available.
Peer context
- Technology capacity
- 150 MW
- National rank
- #266
- TX rank
- #96
Monthly generation
Download CSVMonthly generation is reported through EIA-923. Capacity factor uses the current EIA nameplate capacity and is shown only for complete calendar years.
Grid and market context
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Nearby substations
HIFLD infrastructure inventoryRelated parties and identifiers
Parties, market resources, and identifiers tied to this asset, with owner, operator, developer, EPC, compliance provider, and interconnecting entity roles kept separate.
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Parties and identifiers
| Relationship | Entity | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Operator | Owner / developer associated with Peacock Energy Project. | |
| Operator | Operator associated with Peacock Energy Project. | |
| EPC contractor | EPC contractor associated with Peacock Energy Project. | |
| Grid selection | plant:plant-68474 | Canonical asset page /ercot/assets/plant/peacock-energy-project. |
Reporting portfolio
| Largest reported plants | Capacity | State |
|---|---|---|
| Oxbow Solar 1 | 300 MW | LA |
| Bighorn Solar 1 | 240 MW | CO |
| Sun Mountain Solar 1 | 200 MW | CO |
| Impact Solar 1 | 198.5 MW | TX |
| Bellflower Solar 1 | 152.5 MW | IN |
| Peacock Energy ProjectCurrent | 150 MW | TX |
| Honeysuckle Solar Farm | 150 MW | IN |
| Starr Solar Ranch | 136 MW | TX |
Portfolio membership follows the latest EIA-860 reporting entity. It does not imply ultimate ownership.
View full reporting portfolioTimeline and sources
Project milestones and public references behind the asset profile.
Project timeline
- Construction Commenced187MWdc Pea...
bp / Lightsource bp announced construction start on the Peacock Solar project with PCL Construction named as EPC; reports note activity beginning September 2023.
- Generator enters operationEIA-860
EIA-860 lists generator TXPC1 with this operating date.
- Commercial operation reported by ownerPeacock sol...
Lightsource bp reported the Peacock Solar project entered operations in early 2025 and announced the project has come online to provide power to Gulf Coast Growth Ventures.
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