Dolet Hills Solar

Under constructionSolarGEM: pre-construction

Ranked #3 of 32 Solar plants in LA#276 of 7790 nationally

240 MW Solar under construction in DeSoto, LA — Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..

EIAGEM

240 MW

Nameplate Capacity

Generators

unit

Solar Photovoltaic

Technology

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Operating Since

Location

Coordinates

31.9560, -93.6264

County

DeSoto, LA

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Status

Latest milestoneconstruction startCleco · 2025-11-17

Ownership & Operator

Owner data does not fully agree across sources.

EIA typically reports the operating utility, while GEM resolves to the financial owner or parent corporation. Both can be correct.

Field	EIA	GEM	Wikidata
Operator	Dolet Hills Solar	DE Shaw Renewable Investments (DESRI)	—
Owner(s)	Cleco Power LLC	Cleco Corporate Holdings	—
Status	Under construction	pre-construction	—

Ownership Chain

DeveloperDESRICleco · 2025-11-17

About

Dolet Hills Solar is a 240 MW solar photovoltaic power plant located in DeSoto County, Louisiana. The plant, which utilizes fixed-tilt solar tracking technology, is owned by Cleco Corporate Holdings and operated by Cleco Power LLC. It is the second-largest solar facility in Louisiana (out of 9) and ranks 163rd nationally among 639 solar plants. The plant connects to the Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc. (MISO) balancing authority within the SERC NERC region.

Financial data indicates a power purchase agreement (PPA) price of $8.13 per MWh, as reported in FERC EQRs. The plant consists of a single generator.

Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources

EIA Plant Profile Global Energy Monitor

Engineering & Generators

Grid Context

ISO/RTO

MISO

Market

ISO/RTO Member

NERC Region

SERC — SERC Reliability Corporation

Balancing Authority