Power plant · Texas, United States
Dunlay Solar
Dunlay Solar is a planned power plant in Texas, United States, with 180 MW of capacity, owned by RIC Development, LLC.
Facts
Every value links to its source, and to the source's own record where it has one. Licences and last-checked dates are per row.
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Texas | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Planned | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 2030 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Owner | RIC Development, LLC | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | RIC Development, LLC | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 180 MW | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Solar Photovoltaic | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 29.3147, -99.0972 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
Research on this power plant and its owner.Who owns it up to the parent company, its grid connection and planning status, and an introduction to the owner.
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Dunlay Solar is the 206th-largest of 308 power plants planned, permitted or under construction in Texas and the 531st-largest of 835 in the United States by capacity; its 180 MW is <0.1% of the 282,375 MW of power plants planned, permitted or under construction we hold for the United States. It is not built yet, so it is ranked among the power plants planned, permitted or under construction in our data, apart from the ones running today. Ranks and totals cover the ones that report their capacity.
| Within | Rank | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | 206th of 308 | 99,424 MW | 0.18% |
| United States | 531st of 835 | 282,375 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants planned, permitted or under construction in our data | 913th of 6,455 | 664,040 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 36 data centers (3 operating, 154 MW) and 3 mines (2 operating), measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 6, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medina Rock & Rail | Mine | — | Operating | 16 km |
| Microsoft SAT 82 | Data center | — | — | 25 km |
| Microsoft SAT 81 | Data center | — | — | 25 km |
| Microsoft SAT 80 | Data center | — | — | 25 km |
| Bigfoot Mine | Mine | — | Operating | 42 km |
| Applewhite Sand Mine | Mine | — | Closed | 47 km |
Owner, operator and place
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- Blackcat BESS201 MW · planned
- Zephyr Storage186 MW · planned
- Serrano BESS186 MW · planned
- Chimney Rock BESS156 MW · planned
- Summerhill BESS143 MW · planned
- Stonewall BESS135 MW · planned
- Houston County BESS125 MW · planned
Other power plants in Texas
- W A Parish4,008 MW
- South Texas Project2,709 MW
- Comanche Peak2,430 MW
- Martin Lake2,380 MW
- Forney Energy Center1,894 MW
- Limestone1,850 MW
- Sabine1,812 MW
- Oak Grove (TX)1,795 MW
Data on this page
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (Sep 2026). EIA-860 / 860M / 923, Public domain.
- Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister. Marktstammdatenregister, DL-DE-BY-2.0.
- MSHA Mines Data Set. MSHA Mines Data Set, Public domain.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors. OpenStreetMap data centers, ODbL 1.0.
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer. RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer, Free reuse, no attribution required.