Oystercatcher SolarUnder construction
Ellis County, Texas · EIA plant ID 69780 · Operator: Cardinal Investment Company, Inc.
197 MW under construction (Solar Photovoltaic), first expected Mar 2027 · EIA-860M
Nameplate—MWSummer — MW
Generators0in service · 197 MW building
Net generation—GWh12 mo
Capacity factor—no 923 generation in the last 12 months
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online—
Capacity factor by year
Net MWh ÷ (summer MW × hours), primary-fuel units. Each year uses that year's EIA-860 ratings; the hollow dot is the latest 12 months.
No capacity factor available.
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OCPV1 | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 197 | 197 | planned Mar 2027 | Under construction | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Cardinal Investment Company, Inc.. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| BPL Files Solar | 158 MW | 14.4 km |
| Hill Solar 1 | — | 14.6 km |
| Yellow Cat Wind, LLC | — | 16 km |
| Hill Solar II | — | 16.5 km |
| Elm Branch Solar 1 | 135 MW | 20.5 km |
| Edens Solar | — | 23.1 km |