About Caprock RE LLC

Caprock RE LLC (“Caprock”) was created in 2023 as an expansion of Caprock Renewables. Caprock Renewables has developed over 2GW’s of solar, wind, and storage projects throughout Texas and New Mexico. Their team has been a part of some of the most exciting energy developments in Texas over the last 10 years, including the Pflugerville Solar Project for Austin Energy, the Starr Solar Ranch Project in Starr County, TX, the Tulsita Solar Project in Goliad County, TX and many more. To deliver such results their team has created partnerships with some of the world’s largest and most advanced energy companies such as Canadian Solar, LightsourceBP, ENGIE, and more.

Caprock RE has launched a “Pollinator Pathway Portfolio”. This initiative is a pioneering and eco-conscious blend of solar and storage technology and ecological stewardship. Their projects do more than just produce and store clean energy; they lay down pathways that nurture and sustain local pollinators, enriching Texas’s diverse ecosystems.

Caprock plans to build a 9.9MWac solar project on 87 acres in Cuero, TX named Gobbler Solar. The project works closely with businesses that provide science-backed environmental solutions to ensure that the work will promote environmental stewardship by building and maintaining a pollinator pathway throughout the State of Texas. Caprock is actively seeking additional land to build other projects to continue to build out this larger pollinator pathway.

Gobbler Solar, one of the portfolio projects, aims to deliver sustainable clean energy to the local distribution service provider grid network and maintain the Pollinator Pathway initiative. The project will seek to continue agriculture in the form of sheep ranching with native seed mixes that would encourage migratory bird and insect use but also support full-season pollinator production.

Project Description and History

Environmental stewardship is a cause that Caprock Renewables and Caprock RE’s founder, Raina Hornaday, strongly believes in. She actively serves on the Board of Directors for CleanTX and is active in other renewable energy industry associations. Raina comes from a family of 5th generation farming and ranching in Eastern New Mexico. Because of this, she has focused her business interests on combining renewable energy while working closely with landowners.

Although not yet constructed, TxN is recognizing this project for its conservation-forward planning efforts. Caprock’s Pollinator Pathway development plans to incorporate a number of best practices, such as:

• Sheep grazing vs. mechanical mowing
• Native pollinator seeding
• Strategic placement of migration pathways for pollinators
• Extensive soil testing pre- and post-project implementation
• Utilizing working ranches (including those with active O&G operations) as dual-use for renewable energy

The project will also work with partners to ensure appropriate measures are in place for erosion control, re-vegetation, and vegetation management on all of their solar projects across the state. In addition to producing and storing clean energy, the Pollinator Pathway Portfolio lays pathways that nurture and sustain local pollinators, enriching Texas’ diverse ecosystems.

Community Impact 

This project is located in Cuero, Texas, which is in DeWitt County, a county known for its title as the “Wildflower Capital of Texas”. Acting as responsible stewards of the land, Caprock will enlist the permission and support of the local community from the very beginning, ensuring that this project serves as a collaborative conservation model alongside local government. Caprock believes that community involvement is the keystone to successful renewable energy projects.