Solar farms in Texas
Texas has 251 operating solar farms with 35 GW of capacity. 46 came online in 2025.
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Updated monthly. Last updated November 2026.
Texas had 19 solar farms online in 2016 and 251 in 2026
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Solar farms online at the end of each year. Source: EIA-860M, compiled by Cleanview.
The 10 largest solar farms in Texas
Operating, by capacity
| # | Solar farm | Year online | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hecate Energy Longhorn Solar LLC | 2026 | 650 MW |
| 2 | Hornet Solar (TX) | 2025 | 600 MW |
| 3 | Hecate Energy Outpost Solar LLC | 2025 | 515 MW |
| 4 | Hecate Energy Frye Solar LLC | 2024 | 500 MW |
| 5 | Aktina Solar | 2023 | 500 MW |
| 6 | Parliament Solar | 2025 | 480 MW |
| 7 | Mockingbird Solar Center | 2024 | 471 MW |
| 8 | Old 300 Solar Center, LLC | 2024 | 430 MW |
| 9 | 2W Permian Solar Project Hybrid | 2021 | 420 MW |
| 10 | Ash Creek Solar | 2025 | 409 MW |
Solar farms that came online most recently in Texas
Newest first
| # | Solar farm | Year online | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1000 Mile Solar | 2026 | 300 MW |
| 2 | Rockhound A | 2026 | 245 MW |
| 3 | Yaupon Solar Project (Hybrid) | 2026 | 200 MW |
| 4 | Kaufman Solar | 2026 | 200 MW |
| 5 | King Mountain Solar | 2026 | 175 MW |
| 6 | Three W Solar | 2026 | 111 MW |
| 7 | Rockhound C | 2026 | 61 MW |
| 8 | Rockhound D | 2026 | 28 MW |
| 9 | Misae Solar IV LLC | 2026 | 209 MW |
| 10 | Millers Branch Solar | 2026 | 380 MW |
The developer behind each project is on paid plans. See plans
How Cleanview tracks solar farms
Operating solar farms come from the EIA's monthly survey of power plants. Planned projects come from the grid operators' interconnection queues. We research who is developing each one, since a queue lists a project company, not its owner.
Questions about solar farms in Texas
- How many solar farms are in Texas?
- Texas has 251 operating utility-scale solar farms with 35 GW of capacity, according to the EIA's monthly survey of power plants.
- What is the largest solar farm in Texas?
- Hecate Energy Longhorn Solar LLC in Jack County, Texas is the largest, at 650 MW. It came online in 2026.
- How many solar farms were built in Texas in 2025?
- 46 solar farms came online in Texas in 2025, with 8,282 MW of capacity.
- Who is developing solar farms in Texas?
- Interconnection queues list each project under a project company, not the developer behind it. Cleanview researches the developer of every project and has them on paid plans.
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