Oxy Renewable Energy - Goldsmith
Ector County, Texas · EIA plant ID 63388 · Operator: Oxy Renewable Energy LLC
Nameplate17MWSummer 17 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation39GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor26%solar units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2020
Monthly net generation
EIA-923, all units at the plant. Net of station use; storage can go negative.
FinalPreliminary
Capacity factor by year
Net MWh ÷ (summer MW × hours), solar units. Each year uses that year's EIA-860 ratings; the hollow dot is the latest 12 months.
Heat rate by year
Electric fuel MMBtu × 1000 ÷ net MWh (Btu/kWh, HHV), fossil units only; CT + CA counted as one combined-cycle block.
Heat rate applies to fuel-burning (thermal) units only.
Annual data table
| Year | Net GWh | Capacity factor | Heat rate (Btu/kWh) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 37 | 37.4% | — |
| 2021 | 40.4 | 27.5% | — |
| 2022 | 43.3 | 29.4% | — |
| 2023 | 42.7 | 29.0% | — |
| 2024 | 40.5 | 27.5% | — |
| 2025 | 38.8 | 26.4% | — |
Generators
EIA-860 (annual) with EIA-860M updates through Sep 2026. EIA-923 reports generation by plant, prime mover and fuel, not by unit, so unit-level output isn't shown.
| Gen ID | Technology | Prime mover | Nameplate MW | Summer MW | Online | Status | Planned retirement | OEM / model |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SOLAR | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 16.8 | 16.8 | May 2020 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Oxy Renewable Energy LLC. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Oxy Renewable Energy LLC | 100.0% | 17 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Goldsmith | 9 MW | 2.8 km |
| Ector County Energy Center | 359 MW | 8.9 km |
| 2W Permian Solar Project Hybrid | 460 MW | 16.3 km |
| Notrees Windpower Hybrid | 189 MW | 18.4 km |
| Non-PLD US-El Paso - BSSAT004 | 10 MW | 19.8 km |
| N. Mary Francis | 9 MW | 21 km |