Zier Solar — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 66137
- Capacity
- 200.4 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Solar
- Technology
- Batteries, Solar Photovoltaic
- Status
- Operating
- Location
- Kinney, TX
- Operating Since
- 2024
- Generators
- 2
- Operator
- Cypress Creek Renewables
- Parent Company
- —
- Annual Generation
- 364,394 MWh
- Capacity Factor
- 20.7%
- Balancing Authority
- Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.
- ISO/RTO
- ERCOT
- NERC Region
- TRE
Zier Solar
OperatingBESSSolarHybrid
Ranked #140 of 351 Solar plants in TX#316 of 7447 nationally
200.4 MW Batteries (40 MW) + Solar Photovoltaic (160 MW) operating in Kinney, TX — Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.
EIAGEM
200.4 MW
Nameplate Capacity
2
Generators
units
Hybrid (2)
Technology
Batteries + Solar Photovoltaic
2024
Operating Since
Location
Coordinates
29.3510, -100.5620
County
Kinney, TX
Nearby Plants
- OCI Alamo 4, LLCSolar39.6 MW · 17.4 km
- Hamilton BESSBESS9.9 MW · 27.9 km
Ownership & Operator
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Cypress Creek Renewables | Cypress Creek Renewables | — |
| Owner(s) | Cypress Creek Renewables | Cypress Creek Renewables [100%] | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
Ownership Chain
GEM identifies the owner as Cypress Creek Renewables [100%]
This entity is not yet in the GEM ownership database — chain unavailable.
About
Zier Solar is a 200.4 MW hybrid power plant located in Kinney County, Texas. The plant, which began operating in 2024, is owned and operated by Cypress Creek Renewables. It utilizes both solar photovoltaic technology and battery energy storage. The facility consists of two generators and features single-axis solar tracking. The battery energy storage system (BESS) has a capacity of 80 MWh and a duration of 1.98 hours, employing lithium-ion battery chemistry (LIB).
Zier Solar operates within the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) balancing authority. In its latest year of operation, the plant generated 364,394 MWh, achieving a capacity factor of 20.7%. The plant is ranked 100th out of 224 power plants in Texas and 264th out of 514 nationally. Financial data is available for the plant from LBNL Solar.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
Engineering & Generators
Grid Context
NERC Region
TRE
Balancing Authority
Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.
Grid Voltage
138 kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Generation
20.4K MWh
Latest Month
364.4K MWh
Annual Generation
20.7%
Capacity Factor
Financial DataBeta
Source: LBNL Utility-Scale SolarHIGH
Pricing & Market Data
HIGH confidencePoint of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Pinto Creek Substation · 138 kV
Substation Distance
0 km
Operator
Rio Grande Electric Cooperative
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
ERCOT
LMP Node
ZIER_SLR_ALL
Pricing Hub
HB_SOUTH
Secondary Zone
LZ_SOUTH
Location Type
Resource Node
Node Source
Curated node match
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