Electric generating plantEIA plant no. 68244

Gransolar Texas One, LLC

Type
Solar Photovoltaic
Nameplate capacity
50.0 MW
Units
1
Operator
Gransolar Texas One, LLC
Location
Thorndale, Milam County, Texas
Rated 610th largest in Texas · 3841st of 14,017 in the U.S. · by nameplate

Gransolar Texas One, LLC is a solar power plant in Texas with a nameplate capacity of 50.0 MW.

The 50.0 MW is nameplate capacity: the most this plant's generators are rated to produce, not what it actually generates. EPA eGRID reports no positive net generation for it this year.

How it works

A solar farm

DCAC1panels turn light into DC current2inverters make AC3to the grid
  1. Silicon cells in each panel turn sunlight directly into direct current (DC). Nothing moves; nothing burns.
  2. Inverters convert DC into the alternating current (AC) the grid uses.
  3. A substation raises the voltage and sends it onto transmission lines.

Why the numbers look like this: panels make nothing at night and less in winter, so even a well-placed U.S. solar farm averages around a quarter of its nameplate over a year. Watch the monthly bars: they swell in summer and shrink in December.

This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.

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Location

Address5562 County Road 446
CityThorndale
CountyMilam County
StateTexas
ZIP76577
Coordinates30.59982, -97.15475
OperatorGransolar Texas One, LLC

Generators (1)

IDTechnologyFuelNameplate capacityStatusOnline
GRTX1Solar PhotovoltaicSolar50.0 MWUnder Construction—

Grid context

NERC RegionTRE
Balancing AuthorityElectric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.

About Solar plants

Utility-scale solar farms convert sunlight directly into electricity using photovoltaic panels. They produce zero direct emissions and have no fuel cost, but generation is variable — peaking at midday and falling to zero at night. Capacity factors typically run 18–28% in good locations.

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