Waco Solar
NextEra Energy Resources · Limestone County · ERCOT
Waco Solar is a utility-scale photovoltaic facility in Limestone County, Texas. EIA's May 2026 inventory reports one 400 MWac operating generator, 544.54 MWdc, and a March 2024 registry operating date. Texas Chapter 313 filings describe the 400 MWac project as approximately 1.35 million photovoltaic panels and 129 central inverters.
Overview
Key fields
- Solar AC capacity
- 400 MW
EIA May 2026
- Solar DC capacity
- 544.54 MW
EIA May 2026
- Photovoltaic panels
- 1,349,398
Chapter 313 application
- Central inverters
- 129
Chapter 313 application
- EIA operating date
- March 2024
EIA May 2026
- Registry anchor
- Plant 65762
Waco Solar, LLC
Resource stack
- 2 resources
MERCURY_PV1 · MERCURY_PV2
Profile
- Grid role
- Utility-scale solar generation in ERCOT.
- EIA scope
- One 400 MWac operating generator with 544.54 MWdc capacity.
- Physical build
- The reviewed Chapter 313 application describes 1,349,398 photovoltaic panels and 129 central inverters for the 400 MWac facility.
- Development scope
- NextEra's current project page describes two Waco Solar phases with up to 600 MW combined capacity; that broader plan is not the same scope as EIA Plant ID 65762.
Structured profile
- Solar capacity
- 400 MWac / 544.54 MWdc
EIA May 2026
- Panels
- 1,349,398
Texas Comptroller filing
- Central inverters
- 129
Texas Comptroller filing
- Registered operator
- Waco Solar, LLC
EIA May 2026
Units and generators
Operating generator records and technology attributes reported through EIA-860.
| Generator | Capacity | Technology | Operation | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SWACO | 400 MW 400 MW summer | Solar Photovoltaic Solar · PV | Mar 2024 | Operating |
Performance
Monthly EIA generation history and recent market-resource behavior where linked telemetry is available.
Peer context
- Technology capacity
- 400 MW
- National rank
- #19
- TX rank
- #11
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.
ERCOT disclosed dispatch
2 ERCOT market resources · Solar
Generation
3 mo through May 22, 2026Capacity factor is average output vs. this plant's observed peak.
Output by hourlocal time · 90 days through May 22, 2026
Latest disclosed outputhourly · 2 weeks ending May 22, 2026
Generation from ERCOT's 60-Day SCED Disclosure (≈60-day lag), summed over this site's market resources.
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.
Market registration
ERCOT public disclosuresOperating context
ERCOT market recordsNearby 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.
Relationship graph
Drag organizations to explore the network. Select a node to pin its details and available page link.
Parties and identifiers
| Relationship | Entity | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Market resources | MERCURY_PV1, MERCURY_PV2 | Linked ERCOT resources. |
| Grid selection | plant:plant-65762 | Canonical asset page /ercot/assets/plant/waco-solar. |
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
- Chapter 313 project applicationWaco Solar ...
Waco Solar filed project details describing the 400 MWac facility and major equipment counts.
- EIA generator operating dateEIA May 202...
EIA reports March 2024 for the operating generator record.
- Latest disclosed generation interval
ERCOT SCED disclosure is delayed, so plant performance windows end at the latest disclosed interval.
Sources
Related assets
Similar plants ranked by technology, capacity, and distance.