Query
Cottonwood Bayou Solar
Type
Entity Briefing
Entity
Cottonwood Bayou Solar
Technology
solar
Generated
2026-10-17T06:33:16.537Z

Briefing on Cottonwood Bayou Solar

Entity Briefing
Generated Oct 17, 2026·Dataset freshness not reported
350 MW
Capacity
Testing
Current status
1
Generators
Briefing/plantTesting

Cottonwood Bayou Solar is a 350 MW Solar Photovoltaic asset in ERCOT (Texas), currently Testing.

Cottonwood Bayou Solar is reported in Texas under TotalEnergies. Available operating and financial measures include $1543/kW reported CapEx.

Location
Brazoria, Texas
Technology
Solar Photovoltaic
Owner / parent
TotalEnergies
Operator
Cottonwood Bayou Solar, LLC
Grid
ERCOT (Texas)
Plant ID
66915

What stands out

1

Cottonwood Bayou Solar is a 350 MW Solar Photovoltaic asset in Texas with status Testing.

2

Available financial measures include $1543/kW CapEx.

3

1 linked queue projects represent 351 MW of proposed capacity.

4

Latest linked story: “United States: TotalEnergies to Provide 1 GW of Solar Capacity to Power Google's Data Centers in Texas for 15 Years” (TotalEnergies.com, 2026-02-09).

Market and operating context

ISO / market
ERCOT (Texas)
Balancing authority
Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.
NERC region
TRE
State rank
#50 of 378
National rank
#104 of 7,971

Why it matters

For this asset in ERCOT (Texas), operating status, generation, ownership, and linked events are the primary facts for performance and asset-level diligence. The exact chart and source-linked records below let the reader test those facts before moving to a deeper report.

Cottonwood Bayou Solar — verified asset snapshot

FieldValue
LocationBrazoria, Texas
TechnologySolar Photovoltaic
Owner / parentTotalEnergies
OperatorCottonwood Bayou Solar, LLC
GridERCOT (Texas)
Plant ID66915
ISO / marketERCOT (Texas)
Balancing authorityElectric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.