Building begins at Pflugerville solar

• Recurrent Energy's 186MW Texan project is expected on-line next summer season

Persistent Energy has begun building of its 186MW Pflugerville solar project near Austin, Texas.

Signal Energy has been selected design, purchase and construction (EPC) service provider at the nearly 950 acre project, with RP Construction Services (RPCS) performing mechanical setup and also E Light Electric (ELE) carrying out the low voltage electric setup.

RigUp is providing skilled labour to both sub-contractors. RPCS stated 350 building work, fifty percent of which will be done by local employees, were expected to be created by the project.

The Pflugerville solar project (envisioned) will certainly feature DuraTrack HZ V3 single-axis solar trackers from Array Technologies, mounted by RP Construction Services, and also is slated to be completed in the summer season of 2021.

"We're pleased to be bringing in local labor to assist us develop this fantastic project," states RPCS Chief Sales Officer Alex Smith.

The tracker technology will keep the solar PV modules adhering to the sun on its training course throughout the day, optimizing power gains as well as making certain approximately a 20 to 25% increase in power production over fixed-tilt systems, the business said.

Once functional, the Pflugerville Solar Project is anticipated to power the equivalent of virtually 27,000 Austin-area homes, supplying inexpensive solar energy to Austin Energy's customers for 15 years.

The project will help cost-effectively decrease exhausts and support the energy's strategy to exit from coal-fired power generation by the end of 2022.