Cradle Solar — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 65822
- Capacity
- 225 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Solar
- Technology
- Solar Photovoltaic
- Status
- Planned
- Location
- Brazoria, TX
- Operating Since
- —
- Generators
- 1
- Operator
- Leeward Asset Management, LLC
- Parent Company
- —
- Balancing Authority
- Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..
- ISO/RTO
- MISO
- NERC Region
- TRE
Cradle Solar
PlannedSolarGEM: pre-construction
Ranked #118 of 351 Solar plants in TX#279 of 7447 nationally
225 MW Solar planned in Brazoria, TX — Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..
EIAGEM
225 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Solar Photovoltaic
Technology
Planned: —
Planned Operation
Location
Coordinates
29.2952, -95.4269
County
Brazoria, TX
Nearby Plants
- Rock N' RollBESS250 MW · 0.6 km
- Myrtle Solar, LLCSolar313 MW · 7.4 km
- Myrtle StorageBESS150 MW · 7.5 km
Ownership & Operator
Owner data does not fully agree across sources.
EIA typically reports the operating utility, while GEM resolves to the financial owner or parent corporation. Both can be correct.
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Leeward Asset Management, LLC | Leeward Energy | — |
| Owner(s) | Leeward Asset Management, LLC | Leeward Energy | — |
| Status | Planned | pre-construction | — |
Ownership Chain
GEM identifies the owner as Leeward Energy
This entity is not yet in the GEM ownership database — chain unavailable.
About
Cradle Solar is a 225 MW solar photovoltaic power plant located in Brazoria County, Texas. The plant's primary fuel source is the sun. It consists of a single generator and utilizes fixed-tilt solar tracking technology. Leeward Asset Management, LLC is the plant's operator, and it resides within the Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc. (MISO) balancing authority and the TRE NERC region.
Cradle Solar ranks as the 81st largest power plant in Texas out of 192, and nationally it ranks 175th out of 639. Public sources show 5 news articles related to the plant, with 3 focused on industry news and 2 covering deals.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
Engineering & Generators
Grid Context
NERC Region
TRE
Balancing Authority
Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..
Grid Voltage
115 kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Generation
No generation data available for this plant.
Financial Data
No financial data available for this plant.
Pricing & Market Data
LOW confidenceMarket Position
ISO/RTO Market
MISO
LMP Node
—
Pricing Hub
TEXAS.HUB
Node Source
OSM spatial match
Rosharon SubstationSubstation
News & Articles (5)Beta
Industry·corporate
Texas data center dash creates solar price uncertainty
Surging demand from tech groups in Texas has accelerated a bullish solar and storage market but grid bottlenecks have created a wide range of wholesale price...
Reuters·1 years ago
Deals·ppa
Microsoft signs two large solar power purchase agreements
The software giant entered into two power purchase agreements for a total of 400 MW of solar energy from Texas solar plants.
Microsoft (buyer)
pv magazine USA·1 years ago
Deals·ppa
Microsoft signs 400MW solar PPA in Texas
Microsoft will purchase the power generated from two 200MW LRE solar facilities currently under development in Texas: Morrow Lake Solar in Frio County, and...
Microsoft (buyer)
Data Center Dynamics·1 years ago
Industry·corporate
Texas solar boom project updates
Hundreds of megawatts of clean energy head to Texas as Microsoft signs a power purchase agreement, Amshore secures land for solar and batteries.
Microsoft (buyer)Amshore (developer)
pv magazine USA·1 years ago
Last updated 2026-03-14
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