Power plant · Texas, United States
Cottonwood Bayou Solar
Cottonwood Bayou Solar is a power plant under construction in Texas, United States, with 350 MW of capacity, owned by Cottonwood Bayou Solar, LLC.
Facts
Every value links to its source, and to the source's own record where it has one. Licences and last-checked dates are per row.
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Texas | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Under construction | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 2026 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Owner | Cottonwood Bayou Solar, LLC | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Cottonwood Bayou Solar, LLC | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 350 MW | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Solar Photovoltaic | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 29.2631, -95.2580 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
Cottonwood Bayou Solar is the 65th-largest of 308 power plants planned, permitted or under construction in Texas and the 210th-largest of 835 in the United States by capacity; its 350 MW is 0.12% of the 282,375 MW of power plants planned, permitted or under construction we hold for the United States. It is not built yet, so it is ranked among the power plants planned, permitted or under construction in our data, apart from the ones running today. Ranks and totals cover the ones that report their capacity.
| Within | Rank | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | 65th of 308 | 99,424 MW | 0.35% |
| United States | 210th of 835 | 282,375 MW | 0.12% |
| All power plants planned, permitted or under construction in our data | 242nd of 3,008 | 360,526 MW | <0.1% |
Owner, operator and place
Other power plants in Texas
- W A Parish4,008 MW
- South Texas Project2,709 MW
- Comanche Peak2,430 MW
- Martin Lake2,380 MW
- Forney Energy Center1,894 MW
- Limestone1,850 MW
- Sabine1,812 MW
- Oak Grove (TX)1,795 MW
Data on this page
- Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (Sep 2026). EIA-860 / 860M / 923, Public domain.
- Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister. Marktstammdatenregister, DL-DE-BY-2.0.