Five Wells Solar Center - Hybrid
Solar power plant · Bell County, Texas
Nameplate capacity
618 MW
Rank in Texas
#69
of 1,071 plants
In service since
2023
December 2023
Details
- Primary fuel
- Solar
- Technology
- Solar Photovoltaic
- Operator
- Five Wells Solar Center, LLC
- County
- Bell County
- Generating units
- 2
- Share of state capacity
- 0.31%
- Rank among solar plants in Texas
- #2 of 238
- EIA plant code
- 66420
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FWSOL | Solar Photovoltaic | 355 MW | 320 MW | 2023 | Operating |
| FWBAT | Batteries | 263 MW | 259 MW | 2024 | Operating |
Nameplate is the maximum rated output; summer capacity is what the unit can reliably deliver on a hot day, which is typically lower.
Similarly sized plants in Texas
| Coleto Creek | Coal | 622 MW |
| Bastrop Energy Center | Natural gas | 619 MW |
| Lost Pines 1 Power Project | Natural gas | 609 MW |
| Topaz Generating | Natural gas | 605 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 618 MW solar plant and a 618 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