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174 Power Global bags funding for utility-scale solar in Texas
US$210 million, 150MW first phase of its solar farm in Ector County, northwest Texas, clinching funding from a group of global banks.   France’s
Sep 12, 2019 // Markets & Finance News, USA, Texas, PV plants, North America, 174 power global, credit agricole corporate and investment bank, korea development bank, Q CELL modules
Solar output overtakes coal in Texas, marking historic power shift
Texas just crossed an energy milestone few imagined a decade ago: across the first eleven months of the year, ERCOT generated more electricity from solar than from coal. That pivot wasn’t a fluke of weather; it reflects relentless utility-scale buildout, stronger transmission in solar-rich regions, and the quiet arrival of multi-hour batteries that make daytime megawatt-hours matter after sunset. The numbers tell the story—solar output edged coal for the period and is expected to hold its lead through year-end, even as seasonal daylight fades. For a state synonymous with hydrocarbons, the optics are striking; for grid planners, the implications are practical: more cheap daytime supply, steeper evening ramps, and a growing need for flexible assets to knit it all together. Developers have learned to “design for dispatchability.” Single-axis trackers stretch generation into the shoulder hours; plant controllers meet stricter ride-through and reactive power rules; and co-located batteries chase intraday spreads and frequency response. The solar surge hasn’t eliminated coal entirely, but it has flipped merit-order dynamics—coal plants increasingly run as mid-merit or peakers, with economics tied to fewer, pricier hours. For consumers, the effect shows up in wholesale pricing: more low-cost hours when the sun is high, tempered by volatility at dusk. Retail bills follow only when retailers and regulators translate those curves into time-of-use signals, demand response, and incentives for behind-the-meter storage. The takeaway isn’t that Texas is “done” with firm capacity. It’s that the center of gravity is shifting quickly. Next up: even more storage, hybrid solar-plus-battery plants that sell shaped blocks, and data-center demand that rewards projects able to deliver clean power when it’s actually needed—not just when the sun cooperates.
Dec 9, 2025 // Plants, Storage, USA, Texas, Battery Storage, North America, ERCOT, Solar growth, coal decline
OCI Energy sells 260-MW Texas solar project to Hyundai Engineering
a unit of South Korean company OCI Co Ltd, has sold a 260-MWp solar project in Texas to Hyundai Engineering. The project, located in Hillsboro south of Dallas, is
Aug 1, 2024 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, North America, OCI Energy
Skyline Renewables acquires 8minute Solar Energy's 250-MW Texas PV project
We're very delighted to be adding such a robust solar project in the vibrant Texas energy market," claimed Martin Mugica, president as well as CEO, Skyline
Oct 29, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, Texas, PV project, North America, 8minute Solar Energy, Skyline Renewables, Martin Mugica, Mark Voccola
Origis Services chosen to handle O&M for 500-MW Texas solar project
and will certainly deliver power to the Electric Dependability Council of Texas (ERCOT). Origis will certainly offer an integrated suite of O&M services,
Apr 27, 2021 // Plants, USA, North America, Solar Project, Origis Services, Michael Eyman
Ørsted, inks PPA with Royal DSM for Texas solar project
this week, Ørsted finished its 367-MW Western Route wind farm in Texas, which took its operating onshore capability throughout wind, solar as well as
Aug 5, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, USA, PPA, Texas, North America, royal dsm, Ørsted, Solar Project
Building starts on 80-MW behind-the-meter solar project in Texas
website, straight beside the Gerdau Midlothian Steel Mill in Midlothian, Texas, is consisted of greater than 231,000 photovoltaic panels and Gerdau's solar
Sep 27, 2021 // Plants, USA, North America, Henry Yun, PV Power Plant, Gerdau Solar project
Adapture Launches 67-MW Solar Park in Texas
Inc. has commenced commercial operations of a 67-MW solar park in Hunt County, Texas, three months ahead of schedule. This utility-scale photovoltaic plant was
Jan 1, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, Texas, North America, PV Power Plant, Adapture Renewables
USA's Avangrid Developing Over 500 MW Solar Farms in Texas & Ohio
energy market of the USA with 2 brand-new solar farms that it is creating in Texas and also Ohio. Connecticut-headquartered Avangrid said that both solar power
Mar 16, 2023 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, avangrid, Renewable Energy, Iberdrola Group, Pedro Azagra, Powell Creek, solar farms USA, Texas and Ohio, Texas solar industry, True North solar project
Buckeye Partners gets 270-MW Texas solar project from OCI Solar
consists of two websites that are located on surrounding land in Falls County, Texas. OCI Solar Power has safeguarded website control and also completed all
Aug 16, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, North America, Solar Project, Buckeye Partners
Advanced Power sells fully developed 200-MW Texas battery project
Power has closed the sale of a fully developed 200-MW battery project in Texas, handing a shovel-ready asset to a new owner and freeing capital for its
Oct 10, 2025 // Storage, USA, Texas, North America, ERCOT, battery project, Advanced Power, divestment
Keysight Partners for 39-MW Solar Project in Texas
energy credits from a 39-megawatt segment of a solar expansion project in Texas. This commitment aligns with Keysight’s sustainability goals and efforts
Jan 24, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, Texas, North America, PV Power Plant, Keysight Technologies
Waaree Lands 288-MWp Texas Solar Deal With Sabanci
Solar Americas won a 288-MWp module order for Texas projects from the U.S. green-energy arm of Turkey’s Sabanci Holding, underscoring
Dec 9, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, Texas, North America, waaree, modules, Sabanci
S&B UNITED STATES gets Texas solar project from Savion
has actually authorized a clear-cut agreement to buy a solar project in Texas from US-based renewable resource company Savion. Situated 40 miles south-west
Mar 31, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, North America, Solar Project, Savion, S&B USA, Allon Raveh
Longroad closes financing for Meta-backed 300-MW Texas solar construction
and broken ground on a 300-MWac (400-MWdc) solar project in Yoakum County, Texas—one of the state’s larger PV builds this year—underpinned by
Sep 16, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, USA, Texas, North America, financing, Longroad, construction, meta