Cutlass Solar II
Sabanci Renewables Inc. · Fort Bend County · ERCOT
Cutlass Solar II is a solar power facility with 200 MW of EIA-reported operating capacity in Fort Bend County, Texas, registered as EIA Plant ID 66262. Sabanci Renewables Inc. is the current owner; Cutlass II Solar LLC is the registered plant entity or operator. Sabanci's primary disclosure says the 272 MW project was commissioned at full capacity on May 17, 2024. Financing included a $184M tax-equity investment.
Overview
Key fields
- Reported capacity
- 200 MW
EIA-reported plant capacity; other capacity bases are withheld pending reconciliation.
- Technology
- Solar Photovoltaic
Primary generation technology.
- Registry anchor
- Plant 66262
Cutlass II Solar LLC · Fort Bend County · ERCOT
- Operating status
- Operating
Cutlass Solar II is operating.
- Commercial operation
- May 17, 2024
Best-supported operating milestone.
- Project financing
- $184M
Sabanci disclosed completion of a $184 million tax-equity investment as of May 17, 2024.
Resource stack
- 2 resources
ROW_UNIT1 · ROW_UNIT2
Profile
- Grid role
- Utility-scale solar generation in ERCOT's energy-only market.
- Physical build
- EPC: Bechtel-built Cutlass Solar II (Sabanci-owned) utility-scale PV plant. Suppliers listed by the owner/EPC include JA Solar (bifacial PV modules), Power Electronics (inverters), and Array Technologies (single-axis trackers). Sources report approximately 500,000 PV modules installed and the project site area/works associated with Cutlass Solar II (Fort Bend County, TX); COD in 2024.
- Financing
- In May 2024, Sabanci disclosed completion of a $184 million tax-equity investment for the Cutlass Solar II project.
Structured profile
- Reported capacity
- 200 MW
Solar Photovoltaic
- Commercial operation
- May 17, 2024
- Operating status
- operating
Cutlass Solar II is operating.
- Location
- Fort Bend County
ERCOT
- Operator
- Cutlass II Solar LLC
- Asset role
- solar
ERCOT · Fort Bend County
- Owner
- Sabanci Renewables Inc.
Multiple sources confirm that Sabanci Renewables acquired the Cutlass II Solar project and operates it, indicating they are the owner.
Units and generators
Operating generator records and technology attributes reported through EIA-860.
| Generator | Capacity | Technology | Operation | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAREN | 202.8 MW 200 MW summer | Solar Photovoltaic Solar · PV | Jul 2024 | Operating |
Performance
Monthly EIA generation history and recent market-resource behavior where linked telemetry is available.
Peer context
- Technology capacity
- 202.8 MW
- National rank
- #138
- TX rank
- #63
Monthly generation
Download CSVMonthly generation is reported through EIA-923. Capacity factor uses the current EIA nameplate capacity and is shown only for complete calendar years.
ERCOT disclosed dispatch
2 ERCOT market resources · Solar
Output by hourlocal time · 90 days through May 22, 2026
Latest disclosed outputhourly · 2 weeks ending May 22, 2026
Generation from ERCOT's 60-Day SCED Disclosure (≈60-day lag), summed over this site's market resources.
Grid and market context
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Market registration
ERCOT public disclosuresOperating context
ERCOT market recordsInterconnection record
ERCOT GIS ReportMatched to the latest available ERCOT generation-interconnection queue record. Queue status and completion dates describe the queue record; operating status is verified separately against plant and market registrations.
Nearby substations
HIFLD infrastructure inventoryCommercial, land, and environmental record
Source-backed project transactions, agreements, land records, permits, and environmental disclosures. Portfolio and adjacent-project facts remain explicitly scoped.
Financing
Land and environmental record
Related parties and identifiers
Parties, market resources, and identifiers tied to this asset, with owner, operator, developer, EPC, compliance provider, and interconnecting entity roles kept separate.
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Parties and identifiers
| Relationship | Entity | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Owner / operator | ||
| Operator | Cutlass II Solar LLC | Operator associated with Cutlass Solar II. |
| EPC contractor | Served as the EPC contractor for the project. | |
| Tax equity investor | Provided a $185 million tax equity investment in December 2023. | |
| Market resources | ROW_UNIT1, ROW_UNIT2 | Linked ERCOT resources. |
| Grid selection | plant:plant-66262 | Canonical asset page /ercot/assets/plant/cutlass-solar-ii. |
Reporting portfolio
Portfolio membership follows the latest EIA-860 reporting entity. It does not imply ultimate ownership.
Timeline and sources
Project milestones and public references behind the asset profile.
Project timeline
- Final Notice to Proceed (FNTP)Source
The Final Notice to Proceed was executed, marking the start of major construction activities.
- Power Purchase AgreementCutlass II ...
PPA executed January 2023; QSE = Tenaska; site control 30 years plus two 5-year extension options.
- Tax Equity Financing ClosedSabanci Ren...
Sabanci Renewables closed a $185 million tax equity financing with Advantage Capital.
- Commercial Operation Date (COD)Source
The project reached its Commercial Operation Date (COD) in mid-April 2024, creating over 300 construction jobs and 10 permanent operational jobs.
- Generator enters operationEIA-860
EIA-860 lists generator SAREN with this operating date.
- Commercial OperationSource
Cutlass Solar II entered commercial operation.
- Latest disclosed generation interval
ERCOT SCED disclosure is delayed, so plant performance windows end at the latest disclosed interval.
Sources
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