Our History
Take a look at where we have been, to better understand where we are going as we continue to grow as one of the nation’s leaders in solar and storage.
A decade of harnessing the power of the sun
Cypress Creek has grown exponentially since our founding, becoming an established leader in the industry and experienced developer with projects commercialized in 22 states, operated in 24 states, and team members working across the country.
Cypress Creek was founded in Santa Monica, California.
Today Cypress Creek has corporate offices in California, Illinois, New York, North Carolina, and Washington, D.C., with team members across the country.
Cypress Creek’s first portfolio of projects were placed in service
The 26MW of solar capacity, located in North Carolina, began delivering energy to the electric grid, supplying clean energy to North Carolinians and launching Cypress Creek into the renewable energy space.
The acquisition solidified Cypress Creek as a force for solar energy and economic development in the Southeast
Cypress Creek gained 350MW of operational projects, 600MW of near-term pipeline and a host of talented team members, some of whom still hold top leadership positions in the company.
Crossing the 1GW milestone propelled Cypress Creek forward to continue growing our development pipeline exponentially
The Cypress Creek Control Center (C4) is located in our flagship office in Durham, North Carolina
One of just a handful of North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) – Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) compliant control centers in the country operated by a solar-only company, the C4 allows our team to provide 24/7/365 operations to third-party assets and those we own.
Cypress Creek shifted to a new strategy centered on long-term value creation
At the heart of the Go Forward strategy is creating a renewable Independent Power Producer, with the full suite of capabilities to develop, build, own and operate solar and storage projects for the long-term.
Cypress Creek had a renewed focus on development in dynamic wholesale markets, such as PJM and ERCOT, expanded its customer base to include corporate customers in addition to utilities and shifted to a third-party model for Engineering, Procurement and Construction.
The Fleet of Cypress Creek Owned and Operated Fleet reached 2GW
Today Cypress Creek owns and operates 2.4GW of solar and storage projects. Together they produce enough energy to power more than 415,000 American homes and businesses.
EQT Infrastructure became sole owner of Cypress Creek Renewables
EQT, a purpose-driven global investment organization, supports Cypress Creek’s continued growth and strategic vision through the execution of our project development pipeline, optimization of the internal fleet of projects and the scaling of the operations and maintenance services business, Cypress Creek Solutions.
Construction began on Zier, a large-scale hybrid solar plus storage site.
The site, in Brackettville, Texas was connected to the grid in 2024. The 208MW site has a 40MW, two-hour battery system which came online in 2024 and immediately began helping to stabilize the ERCOT grid.
Cypress Creek continues to develop their battery storage business using the technology to increase grid stability
Brazos Bend is located outside of Houston, Texas. The 100MW system can power about 25,000 Texas homes for one hour.
2014
Founded
Cypress Creek was founded in Santa Monica, California.
Today Cypress Creek has corporate offices in California, Illinois, New York, North Carolina, and Washington, D.C., with team members across the country.
December 2014
First projects come online
Cypress Creek’s first portfolio of projects were placed in service
The 26MW of solar capacity, located in North Carolina, began delivering energy to the electric grid, supplying clean energy to North Carolinians and launching Cypress Creek into the renewable energy space.
November 2016
Cypress Creek acquires North Carolina-based FLS Energy
The acquisition solidified Cypress Creek as a force for solar energy and economic development in the Southeast
Cypress Creek gained 350MW of operational projects, 600MW of near-term pipeline and a host of talented team members, some of whom still hold top leadership positions in the company.
December 2017
Cypress Creek reaches 1GW
Crossing the 1GW milestone propelled Cypress Creek forward to continue growing our development pipeline exponentially
April 2018
Cypress Creek opens control center
The Cypress Creek Control Center (C4) is located in our flagship office in Durham, North Carolina
One of just a handful of North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) – Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) compliant control centers in the country operated by a solar-only company, the C4 allows our team to provide 24/7/365 operations to third-party assets and those we own.
July 2019
New CEO commits to IPP model as the Go Forward strategy
Cypress Creek shifted to a new strategy centered on long-term value creation
At the heart of the Go Forward strategy is creating a renewable Independent Power Producer, with the full suite of capabilities to develop, build, own and operate solar and storage projects for the long-term.
Cypress Creek had a renewed focus on development in dynamic wholesale markets, such as PJM and ERCOT, expanded its customer base to include corporate customers in addition to utilities and shifted to a third-party model for Engineering, Procurement and Construction.
2020
Owned assets reach 2GW
The Fleet of Cypress Creek Owned and Operated Fleet reached 2GW
Today Cypress Creek owns and operates 2.4GW of solar and storage projects. Together they produce enough energy to power more than 415,000 American homes and businesses.
October 2021
EQT Infrastructure Buys Cypress Creek
EQT Infrastructure became sole owner of Cypress Creek Renewables
EQT, a purpose-driven global investment organization, supports Cypress Creek’s continued growth and strategic vision through the execution of our project development pipeline, optimization of the internal fleet of projects and the scaling of the operations and maintenance services business, Cypress Creek Solutions.
August 2022
First large-scale battery begins construction
Construction began on Zier, a large-scale hybrid solar plus storage site.
The site, in Brackettville, Texas was connected to the grid in 2024. The 208MW site has a 40MW, two-hour battery system which came online in 2024 and immediately began helping to stabilize the ERCOT grid.
July 2024
First stand-alone energy storage asset placed in service
Cypress Creek continues to develop their battery storage business using the technology to increase grid stability
Brazos Bend is located outside of Houston, Texas. The 100MW system can power about 25,000 Texas homes for one hour.