Upton County Solar
Solar power plant in Upton County, Texas. 150 MW of nameplate capacity across 1 generator, operated by RWE Clean Energy.
Also known as Upton County Solar 1 · EIA plant 60581
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Key facts
- Capacity
- 150 MWNameplate
- Generators
- 1 operatingEIA-860M, August 2026
- Operating since
- December 2017First generator online
- Operator
- RWE Clean EnergyEIA operator ID 67192
- Grid
- ERCOTBalancing authority ERCO
- Price nodes
- 1 ERCOT nodeResource nodes with prices
- Location
- Upton County, TX31.2418, −102.2903
- EIA plant ID
- 60581EIA plant page
Data as of EIA-860M August 2026 (published 2026-09-24). Capacity is nameplate, not live output.
How much power Upton County Solar produces
Free · EIA-923Net generation, 2025
299 GWh
299,145 MWh, final
Capacity factor, 2025
Not reported
2024: 23.5%
January to July 2026
143 GWh
Provisional
Range, 2018 to 2025
299.1–403.7
GWh a year. Low 2025, high 2019
| Year | Net generation, MWh | Capacity factor | Months reported |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2001 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2002 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2003 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2004 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2005 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2006 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2007 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2008 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2009 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2010 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2011 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2012 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2013 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2014 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2015 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2016 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2017 | 21,965 | Not reported | 1 of 12 |
| 2018 | 397,803 | 30.3% | 12 of 12 |
| 2019 | 403,654 | 30.7% | 12 of 12 |
| 2020 | 352,280 | 26.7% | 12 of 12 |
| 2021 | 355,582 | 27.1% | 12 of 12 |
| 2022 | 359,879 | 27.4% | 12 of 12 |
| 2023 | 317,558 | 24.2% | 12 of 12 |
| 2024 | 309,513 | 23.5% | 12 of 12 |
| 2025 | 299,145 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2026 (provisional, partial year) | 143,388 | 18.8% | 7 of 7 |
* 2026 covers January to July and is provisional. Capacity factor is net generation divided by nameplate capacity times the hours of each reported month.
Power prices and basis
Free account · ERCOTEmissions
Free · EPA CAMPDNo EPA emissions units are linked to this plant.
Water use
Free · EIA-923 cooling, USGSNo EIA cooling-water record for this plant in 2024. Plants without steam cooling, such as wind, solar and batteries, do not report cooling water.
Generators
Free · EIA-860M| Generator | Technology | Nameplate MW | Online since |
|---|---|---|---|
| UCTX | Solar Photovoltaic | 150.0 | December 2017 |
Ownership and offtake
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Owners and their shares, parent companies, and power purchase agreements with their buyers. EIA-860M lists RWE Clean Energy as the operator, which is not always the owner.
Modeled data
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Modeled curtailment
A range, not one number. The lower bound counts hours inside the production tax credit window; the upper bound is the no-credit case.
Expected vs reported generation
Monthly modeled expected output and physical potential next to EIA-923 reported output.
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Questions about Upton County Solar
How much power does Upton County Solar produce?
Upton County Solar reported 299,145 MWh (299 GWh) of net generation in 2025. From January to July 2026 it reported 143 GWh, which is provisional.
Where is Upton County Solar?
Upton County Solar is in Upton County, Texas, at 31.2418, −102.2903. It is in the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. balancing area (ERCO).
Who operates Upton County Solar?
EIA-860M for August 2026 lists RWE Clean Energy as the operator (EIA operator ID 67192). The operator is not always the owner.
When did Upton County Solar start operating?
Its first generator began operating in December 2017, according to EIA-860M.
Does InfraMap have power prices for Upton County Solar?
Yes. InfraMap has ERCOT day-ahead and real-time prices at 1 price node linked to Upton County Solar, with the hub price and node-to-hub basis. Prices are free with an InfraMap account; pricing node names are part of InfraMap Pro.
Sources
- EIA-860 2025 (final) and EIA-860M August 2026: plant, generators, capacity, operator and location
- EIA-923 monthly net generation, 2000 to July 2026 (2026 provisional)
- ERCOT day-ahead and real-time prices; node and hub assignments as of 2026-10-05
- Plant names from OpenStreetMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
Page updated 2026-10-04 from the InfraMap data build. Methodology · Data sources · EIA plant page