Bernard Creek Solar
Solar power plant · Wharton County, Texas
Nameplate capacity
230 MW
Rank in Texas
#252
of 1,071 plants
In service since
2023
December 2023
Details
- Primary fuel
- Solar
- Technology
- Solar Photovoltaic
- Operator
- Bernard Creek Solar, LLC
- County
- Wharton County
- Generating units
- 1
- Share of state capacity
- 0.11%
- Rank among solar plants in Texas
- #58 of 238
- EIA plant code
- 65034
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CSBS1 | Solar Photovoltaic | 230 MW | 230 MW | 2023 | Operating |
Nameplate is the maximum rated output; summer capacity is what the unit can reliably deliver on a hot day, which is typically lower.
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| Buffalo Gap 2 Wind Farm | Wind | 233 MW |
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| Electra Wind Farm | Wind | 230 MW |
About this data
From EIA’s inventory of operable generators, May 2026 release. Capacity is nameplate — the maximum rated output of the equipment, not what the plant actually generates over a year, which depends on how often it runs. A 230 MW solar plant and a 230 MW nuclear plant have the same entry here and produce very different amounts of electricity.
“In service since” is the earliest in-service date among the units still listed, so a site rebuilt around newer equipment can read as younger than the site itself. All Texas power plants · What Texas actually generates