Current Intermittent Energy Projects in Van Zandt County Tx

This was a 1000+ acre project that would have put over 450,000 solar panels on active ranch land in SW Van Zandt County. Neighbors, landowners, ranchers and citizens of the county banded together and pressured the cancellation of this project.

Built near the community of Ben Wheeler, this is the first solar facility built in Van Zandt County. It is a small project but still took up hundreds of productive acres. In 2023 it was damaged in one of East Texas' typical hailstorms. In that same year at least 75 calls were received due to fires in the panels. In 2024 one fire spread to adjacent pastureland.

Caney Creek Solar is planned for the area East of FM 47 and South of I20 and is a 600+ acre project. This project is now planned for completion June 2027.

A Lithium Battery storage facility is being built by Taaleri Energia (Finland) at FM47 and FM1651. This project is scheduled for production in 2025. $40M of the project is from taxpayers. This project will buy electricity at a low price from the grid and turn around and sell it back to the grid at much higher prices, increasing your electricity costs and covering for unreliable Wind and Solar.

A Lithium Battery storage facility is planned for the North Van Zandt County area with the exact location unknown at the moment. This will be a large (203.81MW) facility. More details when available.

A Lithium Battery storage facility is planned near VZCR 1110 east of VZCR 1111. This will be a mid-sized (153.72MW) facility. It is being built by UR-Silo DevCo LLC. Estimated Completion Jan 2027.

A Lithium Battery storage facility is planned in Ben Wheeler at the location of the BT Kellum Solar facility. This will be a mid-sized (153.69MW) facility. It is being built by UR-Silo DevCo LLC. Estimated Completion Date: Fall 2026.

A Lithium Battery storage facility is planned on FM 1995 East of FM314. This will be a mid-sized (125.65MW) facility. It is being built by Van BT Storage LLC. Estimated Completion Date: August 2027

A Lithium Battery storage facility was planned near VZCR 3601 North of Hwy 80. This was a small (100.3MW) facility. It was being built by Tempus Power Management LLC. 

An industrial wind facility was planned for most of Pct 2. The planned size was 197.3MW. It was being built by ACEDev for AES. This project is now cancelled, It was scheduled to go live with its 35+ turbines in June 2029.

Goldfinch Solar is planned for West of FM 751 and South of VZCR 3816. This project is for 150.77MW of industrial solar panels and also includes a 100.44MW Lithium Battery storage facility. This project is being built by BT DJ4M Solar LLC which is owned by Diamond Generating Corp. a subsidiary of Mitsubishi..

Iron Wolf Solar and Bess was planned for near Lake Tawakoni. This project was for a 200MW solar facility and 150MW LIthium Battery facility. The project was being built by RWE Solar Development LLC and was scheduled to be completed near Dec 2028.