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Solar development data in Ector County, Texas
Public county project and grid context. This is not a lease-rate estimate, property listing, indication of parcel suitability, or evidence that an organization wants to lease a particular property.
Interconnection queue requests
Queue activity
Source: LBNL Queued Up interconnection queue dataset. Queue requests are proposals seeking interconnection; they are not planned or operating facility counts.
Active queue requests
17
Tracked requests currently marked active
Active requested capacity
3,469 MW
Requested capacity attributed to this county
2019-2025 complete years
| Year | Tracked requests |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 6 |
| 2020 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3 |
| 2023 | 1 |
| 2024 | 3 |
| 2025 | 9 |
Facility facts
Planned and operating facilities
Planned facilities
6
679 MW · EIA-860 final annual generator inventory
Operating facilities
3
197 MW · EIA-860 final annual generator inventory
Queue request status is not used as a substitute for facility construction or operating status.
Independent operating inventory
Large-scale solar facilities
3
U.S. Large-Scale Solar Photovoltaic Database (USPVDB)
Observed capacity
197 MW
Source release 2026-04-14
Mapped site area
1,183 acres
Converted from source-reported square meters
Latest operation year
2020
Latest source record represented in this county
This inventory is shown separately from EIA generators and LBNL queue requests to avoid double-counting records across datasets.
Retirement facts
Facility retirements
The EIA-860 final annual generator inventory lists no retired solar facilities in Ector County.
Public record attribution
Organizations named in queue requests
| Organization | Queue requests | Capacity | Latest request year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gypsum Plains Solar, LLC | 4 | 916.8 MW | 2025 |
| Rockhound Solar 2, LLC dba "Greyhound Solar" | 3 | 587.8 MW | 2025 |
| M-Bar Energy I, LLC | 2 | 112.3 MW | 2024 |
| 174 Power Global Properties, LLC | 1 | 208.9 MW | 2019 |
| Greyhound BESS 2 LLC | 1 | 261.1 MW | 2025 |
| Greyhound BESS 3 LLC | 1 | 261.3 MW | 2025 |
| Greyhound Solar 2 | 1 | 251.7 MW | 2019 |
| Greyhound Solar 3 LLC | 1 | 251.7 MW | 2025 |
| OBERON SOLAR IA LLC | 1 | 180 MW | 2017 |
| Oberon Solar III, LLC | 1 | 205.5 MW | 2024 |
| Oberon Solar LLC | 1 | 301.6 MW | 2019 |
| Ophelia Solar | 1 | 110.5 MW | 2022 |
A name in an interconnection queue request does not mean the organization is seeking land in this county or has an interest in a particular parcel.
Infrastructure context
Grid infrastructure context
Source: HIFLD electric power transmission lines.
Transmission in county
384 miles
Highest recorded voltage
345 kV
Nearest line to county center
1.2 km
County infrastructure does not establish available grid capacity. A specific project requires parcel-level engineering and an interconnection study.