Cypress Creek Renewables, a solar and storage developer, has completed construction and reached commercial operation of its newest hybrid facility - Zier - in Brackettville, Texas.
The power plant features 208 MW of photovoltaic capacity - enough to power more than 41,600 Texas homes each year - with 80 MWh of battery storage. These resources are already being put to use by the ERCOT grid to alleviate supply strain during periods of increased demand throughout the State.
"Clean, reliable power is critical to supporting the remarkable continuing growth happening in Texas," said Sarah Slusser, CEO of Cypress Creek Renewables. "We are incredibly proud to be bringing online more solar and dispatchable energy from batteries like ours at Zier, which have already proven vital to keeping the lights on and the air conditioning running when Texans need it most."
In total, the project is expected to provide $11.5 million in tax revenue to the county, with an additional $11.7 million reserved exclusively for the Bracket Independent School District. Cypress Creek is backed by EQT Partners, a global investment organization.
"The Zier Hybrid Solar Site sets a new standard for large-scale renewable energy projects and is a critical step towards supporting Texas' expanding power demands driven by a growing population, ever-increasing data center demand with the rise of AI, and electrification," said Alex Darden, EQT Partners' Head of Infrastructure.
Cypress Creek has been developing projects in Texas since 2014, and in that time, they have deployed 18 Cypress Creek-owned projects for a total of 1 GW across the state. The company currently has a 6 GW pipeline of 24 projects in construction or development throughout Texas.
