# Shakes Solar

ERCOT asset profile · https://askthegrid.com/assets/facilities/shakes-solar

Cypress Creek Renewables · Dimmit County · ERCOT

Shakes Solar is a solar power facility with 200 MW of EIA-reported operating capacity in Dimmit County, Texas, registered as EIA Plant ID 65333. Cypress Creek Renewables is the public owner or sponsor. PCL Construction describes Shakes Solar as the largest solar facility PCL has constructed in the United States. Its grid role is settlement-only distributed generator.

## Profile

- **Grid role:** Utility-scale solar generation in ERCOT's energy-only market.
- **Context:** PCL Construction describes Shakes Solar as the largest solar facility PCL has constructed in the United States.

## Metrics

- **Reported capacity:** 200 MW — EIA-reported operating capacity; nameplate, seasonal, AC/DC, and unit ratings may differ.
- **Technology:** Solar Photovoltaic — Primary generation technology.
- **Registry anchor:** Plant 65333 — Cypress Creek Renewables · Dimmit County · ERCOT
- **Operating status:** Operating — Shakes Solar is operating.
- **Resource stack:** 1 resource — MCLNSLR_UNIT1

## Facts

- **Reported capacity:** 200 MW — Solar Photovoltaic · confidence: high
- **Operating status:** operating — Shakes Solar is operating. · confidence: medium
- **Location:** Dimmit County — ERCOT · confidence: high
- **Operator:** Cypress Creek Renewables · confidence: high
- **Asset role:** solar — ERCOT · Dimmit County
- **Owner:** Cypress Creek Renewables — Multiple corpus items explicitly identify Cypress Creek Renewables in relation to the Shakes project. · confidence: medium

## Related parties

- **Operator:** Cypress Creek Renewables — Owner / developer associated with Shakes Solar. ([source](https://cypresscreekenergy.com/))
- **Tax equity investor:** Morgan Stanley (subsidiary) — Named as the tax-equity provider at financial close (Morgan Stanley acted through a subsidiary). ([source](https://www.morganstanley.com/))
- **Portfolio financier:** National Bank of Canada — Financing covers a portfolio that includes Shakes Solar. ([source](https://www.nbc.ca/))

## Sources

- [Seasonal Assessment of Resource Adequacy for the ERCOT...](https://downloads.regulations.gov/EPA-R06-OAR-2016-0611-0267/attachment_16.pdf) — downloads.regulations.gov · regulatory — 1004 MCLEAN (SHAKES) SOLAR. 19INR0073. MCLNSLR_UNIT1. DIMMIT. SOLAR. SOUTH. 2023. 207.4. 200.0.
- [Monthly Outlook](https://www.ercot.com/files/docs/2025/08/01/MORA_October2025.xlsx) — ercot.com · regulatory — Aug 1, 2025 — MCLNSLR_UNIT1, DIMMIT, SOLAR, SOUTH, 2023, 207.4, 200.
- [Forecasted Capacity](https://www.ercot.com/files/docs/2023/03/08/SARA_Spring2023.xlsx) — ercot.com · regulatory — Mar 8, 2023 — Operational Resources (Solar) MCLEAN (SHAKES) SOLAR 19INR0073.
- [Cypress Creek Renewables](https://cypresscreekenergy.com/) — cypresscreekenergy.com · other — We deliver energy infrastructure including solar, storage, and firm capacity solutions that provide dependable power and lasting benefits
- [Cypress Creek Renewables closes financing on largest...](https://cypresscreekenergy.com/news/cypress-creek-renewables-closes-financing-on-largest-solar-project-in-companys-history/) — cypresscreekenergy.com · other — Oct 20, 2021 — Cypress Creek Renewables, a leading solar and energy storage company, closed financing on Shakes, a 270MW solar project located in Dimmit County
- [Shakes Solar](https://www.pcl.com/au/en/our-work/shakes-solar) — pcl.com · other — Shakes Solar, located in Carrizo Springs, Dimmit County, Texas USA, is the largest solar facility PCL has constructed in the US.
- [Series 6 Family](https://www.firstsolar.com/en/Products/Series-6) — firstsolar.com · other — Series 6 Plus PV Module Up to 480Watts Up to 19.0%Efficiency 30 YearLinear Performance.

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Canonical page: https://askthegrid.com/assets/facilities/shakes-solar
Website: [Cypress Creek Renewables](https://cypresscreekenergy.com/)
Profile published: 2026-07-17T03:34:47.832Z
Source: Ask the Grid — https://askthegrid.com/