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started commercial operations of its largest solar farm, Myrtle, in Houston, Texas. The 380MW solar farm is accompanied by 225 megawatt hours of battery storage

transfer Investment Tax Credits (ITCs) for nearly 50 MW of solar projects in Texas. This deal with a reputable financial institution is expected to generate

Texas is poised to generate more electricity from solar than coal across 2025, a first for the state’s grid, according to ERCOT data. From January through November, solar edged coal and is expected to keep its lead through year-end, propelled by rapid utility-scale buildout, better transmission, and fast-growing batteries extending solar’s reach.Merit-order shifts are pushing coal to mid-merit or peaking status as single-axis trackers lengthen solar hours and hybrids add two-to-four-hour storage to sell shaped evening blocks. Consumers see cheaper midday power and steeper dusk ramps. Developers favor ERCOT’s land and nodal market; winners deliver reliable evening megawatt-hours consistently. How will ERCOT’s solar-battery buildout keep Texas ahead of coal in 2025? - Grid integration: highlight advances in dynamic line rating, grid-forming inverters, and virtual power plants easing variability challenges.- Financing shifts: note growth of merchant PPAs, hedged offtake structures, and transition from tax equity scarcity to transferability markets improving project timelines.- Supply chain localization: outline regional blade, inverter, and battery manufacturing to reduce shipping costs and tariff exposure.- Interconnection reforms: explain cluster studies, standardized cost allocation, and fast-track queues for small storage-solar hybrids.- Storage stacking: cover multi-service revenue (arbitrage, frequency response, resource adequacy) and longer-duration pilots beyond lithium-ion.- Permitting acceleration: mention programmatic environmental reviews, digital siting maps, and community benefits agreements shortening lead times.- Hybridization trend: emphasize solar+storage+EV charging hubs and wind+green hydrogen co-location to maximize infrastructure use.- Agrivoltaics: discuss crop-compatible racking, water savings, and pollinator habitats improving land-use acceptance.- Offshore wind resilience: detail floating platform maturation, port upgrades, and new O&M strategies for harsher seas.- Distributed energy growth: point to tariff reform, virtual net metering, and neighborhood batteries enabling higher rooftop adoption.- Equity focus: include bill credits for low-income subscribers, workforce pipelines, and anti-displacement measures near new infrastructure.- Critical minerals: track recycling startups, substitution in chemistries (LFP, sodium-ion), and responsible sourcing standards.- Demand-side flexibility: cover smart heat pumps, time-varying rates, and industrial load shifting to align with renewable peaks.- Transmission build-out: note advanced conductors, HVDC backbones, and undergrounding in sensitive corridors.- Green hydrogen realism: stress near-term niches (refining, ammonia, steel), capacity factor needs, and water constraints.- Corporate procurement: describe 24/7 carbon-free energy deals and granular certificate markets replacing annual REC matching.- Resilience and microgrids: cite islandable schools, hospitals, and cold-chain facilities as anchor customers.- Floating solar: add reservoir deployments reducing evaporation and leveraging existing grid interconnections.- Community engagement: outline early consultation, benefit-sharing funds, and local co-ownership models boosting acceptance.- O&M digitalization: mention drone inspections, predictive analytics for turbines/inverters, and spare-parts localization.- Curtailment management: explain flexible interconnection, storage co-siting, and market rules to monetize excess generation.- Hydropower modernization: turbine upgrades, fish-friendly designs, and adding small storage to existing dams.- Geothermal resurgence: enhanced geothermal systems, oil-and-gas drilling expertise crossover, and heat networks.- Bioenergy guardrails: prioritize true waste feedstocks, methane mitigation from dairies, and lifecycle accounting transparency.- Policy horizon: track carbon border adjustments, clean manufacturing credits, and performance-based incentives guiding deployment.

closed $290 million to finance Swift Air Solar II and III in Ector County, Texas, targeting commercial operation in Q4 2025. The pair comprise the first

the U.S. – and in particular Texas – continued to set the pace for corporate power purchase agreements (PPAs) in the first seven months of the year, China

take the complete output of the 200MWac/256MWdc project, which is located in Texas as well as slated for commercial operation in December 2025. Once complete,

has commissioned the 640-MWdc Parliament Solar plant in Waller County, Texas, for Parliament Energy. The Spanish company provided 149 liquid-cooled central

Vault has acquired a 150-MW/300-MWh battery storage project in Madison County, Texas, adding a sizable, near-term asset to its portfolio as ERCOT’s need for

has started constructing a 300MW (DC) solar project in Texas, its largest to date and also its first on United States soil. The developer is spending

commencement of commercial operations at its 300-MW Delilah I solar farm in Texas. This significant development marks a substantial addition to the state's

Battery Inc has completed its acquisition of Trina Solar's Texas module factory, marking a strategic move to expand its manufacturing capabilities. This

construct two battery energy storage systems (BESS) in South Bexar County, Texas, with a total capacity of 350 MW for CPS Energy. The projects, named Ferdinand

to guarantee lasting worth and also low carbon power for houses and company in Texas," stated Jeff Waters, CEO of Maxeon Solar Technologies. "We see large

has successfully started up its 200-MW Horizon Solar plant in Frio County, Texas, using First Solar's Series 6 PV modules. The plant will operate under a

French renewables group Akuo scouted fresh ground for its next big project, Texas kept rising to the top of the map. The state’s vast stretches of