Vistra brings online 108MW solar project in Texas

• United States utility Vistra has brought online a 108MW PV plant in Texas as electricity demand in the state gets to new highs.

Including 316,416 modules, the Emerald Grove project's west Texas place enables the panels to capitalize on higher solar irradiance levels, boosting outcome as demand climbs throughout the state, according to Vistra.

"Emerald Grove is coming online in time to power Texas through what's anticipated to be a record-breaking summer for energy use," stated Vistra CFO Jim Burke.

Without a doubt, electricity usage in Texas reached an all-time high at the weekend as temperature levels soared across the state.

Emerald Grove includes First Solar modules-- with the supplier having actually signed an 869MW supply handle Vistra in 2020-- while Mortenson executed design as well as construction work.

The plant is the 3rd of 7 new renewables plants Vistra is bringing online in Texas over the coming years as it aims to get to 7.3 GW of zero-carbon generation by 2026.

This year has actually seen the utility complete the 50MW Brightside Solar Facility and also the 260MW/260MWh DeCordova Energy Storage Facility, Texas's biggest battery energy storage system.

While Texas overtook California as the top-ranked state for solar capacity enhancements for the first time in 2021, it was rated seventh for solar implementation amongst US states in Q1 2022, according to figures from the Solar Energy Industries Association as well as Wood Mackenzie.