texas solar

US renewables company Intersect Power has started commercial operations of a 828MWp/640MWac solar project in the US state of Texas.

Nevados says the trackers can help developers and owner-operators qualify for bonus tax credits for domestic content under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA).

Danish renewables developer Ørsted has signed a 90MW virtual power purchase agreement )VPPA) with polymer manufacturer Covestro.

One of these projects, with a DC capacity of about 13MW, is expected to achieve ready to build status within six months.

US solar tracker manufacturer FTC has formed a domestic joint venture with Thailand-headquartered steel fabricator Taihua New Energy to produce steel components for solar projects.

US developer Leeward Renewable Energy (LRE) has started construction on the 200MW Horizon Solar project near the city of Pearsall in Frio County, Texas.

The amount of solar installed in the US in 2020 was 4000% higher than was installed in 2010, with 8,894MW of utility-scale solar projects being added, as corporate demand becomes almost on par with utilities

Danish utility giant Ørsted has completed its first utility-scale solar-plus-storage facility in the US.

A round-up of the latest news from the US, including updates from Texas-based Leeward Renewable Energy, Danish utility Ørsted, and IPP Navisun.

Small-scale solar installations in Texas and Florida got a boost last year thanks to incentives and policy changes in the states.