Texas Solar Nova 2
Clearway Energy Group · Kent County · ERCOT
Texas Solar Nova 2 is a solar power facility with 200 MW of EIA-reported nameplate capacity in Kent County, Texas, registered as EIA Plant ID 65660. Texas Solar Nova 2, LLC is the registered plant entity or operator; Clearway developed and operates the facility, and Clearway's SEC filings say it was acquired into TSN1 TE Holdco/Lighthouse Renewable Holdco 2 on March 15, 2024. The plant's generating configuration is solar photovoltaic (utility-scale PV) and registered unit NOVA2SLR_UNIT1.
Overview
Key fields
- Reported capacity
- 200 MW
EIA-reported nameplate capacity; other nameplate and seasonal ratings may differ.
- Technology
- Solar Photovoltaic
Primary generation technology.
- Registry anchor
- Plant 65660
Texas Solar Nova 2, LLC · Kent County · ERCOT
- Operating status
- Operating
Texas Solar Nova 2 is operating.
Profile
- Grid role
- Utility-scale solar generation in ERCOT's energy-only market.
- Physical build
- Texas Solar Nova 2 (EIA plant 65660) is the ~200 MWac phase (Phase 2) of the Clearway-built Texas Solar Nova solar PV complex in Kent County, Texas. The overall Texas Solar Nova complex was completed in two phases that together total 452 MWac (phase breakdown reported in owner/EPC documents as 252 MW + 200 MW) and the combined complex is reported as built on roughly 5,000 acres using over 1.1 million solar panels (owner press release and Mortenson project pages).
Structured profile
- Reported capacity
- 200 MW
Solar Photovoltaic
- Operating status
- operating
Texas Solar Nova 2 is operating.
- Location
- Kent County
ERCOT
- Operator
- Texas Solar Nova 2, LLC
- Asset role
- solar
ERCOT · Kent County
Units and generators
Operating generator records and technology attributes reported through EIA-860.
| Generator | Capacity | Technology | Operation | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TSN2 | 200 MW 200 MW summer | Solar Photovoltaic Solar · PV | Feb 2024 | Operating |
Performance
Monthly EIA generation history and recent market-resource behavior where linked telemetry is available.
Peer context
- Technology capacity
- 200 MW
- National rank
- #140
- TX rank
- #64
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
Deterministic links to ERCOT market resources, price records, outage disclosures, queue records, and nearby infrastructure. Candidate joins remain labeled until corroborated.
Interconnection record
ERCOT GIS ReportMatched to the latest available ERCOT generation-interconnection queue record. Queue status and completion dates describe the queue record; operating status is verified separately against plant and market registrations.
Nearby substations
HIFLD infrastructure inventoryCommercial, land, and environmental record
Source-backed project transactions, agreements, land records, permits, and environmental disclosures. Portfolio and adjacent-project facts remain explicitly scoped.
Land and environmental record
Related 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 | Texas Solar Nova 2, LLC | Registered entity associated with Texas Solar Nova 2. |
| Grid selection | plant:plant-65660 | Canonical asset page /ercot/assets/plant/texas-solar-nova-2. |
Reporting portfolio
Portfolio membership follows the latest EIA-860 reporting entity. It does not imply ultimate ownership.
Timeline and sources
Project milestones and public references behind the asset profile.
Project timeline
- Generator enters operationEIA-860
EIA-860 lists generator TSN2 with this operating date.
Sources
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