SunEast Development, Enel Green Energy and Energy Renewal Partners are planning the project together under Marengo Solar LLC. The $25 million to $30 million development plan calls for about 60,000 solar panels on the site, which is close to a large ComEd substation, said Reed Willis of SunEast Development.
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CPS Energy solidifies its position as solar leader in TX
/CPS Energy further solidified itself as a solar leader in Texas and among the top seven nationwide this month by signing a new power purchase agreement (PPA) for 50 megawatts (MW) with New Energy Economy partner, OCI Solar Power. This new contract is in addition to a previous mega solar, economic development and PPA brokered in 2012 for 400 MW that established a solar manufacturing hub in San Antonio.
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Largest Dual-Axis Power Plant Coming to Pecos County
/One of the largest solar power plants in the state and the world is coming to West Texas. The plant is currently under construction in Bakersfield, Texas. The new project is called Alamo 6 and it's expected to bring over 250 jobs to Pecos County.
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OCI Solar Power Announces Construction on Texas' Largest Solar Plant
/San Antonio-based OCI Solar Power LLC is announcing the start of construction on the 110-megawatt (MW) Alamo 6 solar plant located in Pecos County, Texas. Once constructed, this will be the largest solar plant in Texas and one of the largest dual-axis solar projects in the world.
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PowerFin Announces Community Solar Project with Austin Energy
/PowerFin Texas Solar Projects, LLC ("Powerfin"), a solar development firm based in Austin and San Antonio, recently executed a 25-year power purchase agreement (PPA) for the sale of up to 3.2 megawatts of solar electricity to Austin Energy. This is the first project of a much larger Community Solar program, the goal of which is to provide more equitable access to solar throughout the community while generating significant local economic benefits. The contemplated site of the initial Community Solar project is in an economic redevelopment area in east downtown Austin.
Duke Energy Renewables Plans Solar Project in Eastern NC
/Duke Energy Renewables will build a three-site solar energy project in North Carolina that its designer says will be the largest east of the Mississippi, and will sell the power to institutions in Washington DC.
Duke Energy, SunEnergy1 Expands Solar Capacity
/Duke Energy Renewables and Mooresville's SunEnergy1 are teaming up to build three solar farms in eastern North Carolina that will total 30 megawatts.
