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Advanced Power has sold its under-development Oriana solar-plus-storage project in the US state of Texas to Sabanci Renewables.

Ashtrom Renewable Energy has raised US$270 million in funding for its 400MWdc Tierra Bonita solar project in the US state of Texas.

British oil and gas major bp has started construction at its 187MWdc Peacock Solar project in southern Texas.

US energy company Southern Power has acquired the 200MW Millers Branch solar farm in the US state of Texas from EDF Renewables.

Enel North America has signed a power purchase agreement with Boston Properties, which will acquire power from its Estonian solar project.

US solar developer Recurrent Energy has closed financing for its upcoming 134MW Liberty solar project in the US state of Texas.

Scout Clean Energy has signed a power purchase agreement with household product manufacturer Colgate-Palmolive.

Iberdrola's US subsidiary, Avangrid, has begun construction on its 240MW True North solar PV plant in Falls County, Texas. The project has a power purchase agreement in place with social media and data giant Meta.

Despite projections that solar PV and wind generation capacity will more than double by 2035, the Texas transmission grid will need to be upgraded to avoid increased asset curtailment across the state.

Tom Kenning looks at the rise of solar power in Texas, a US state better known for its role in the oil and gas industry, where a beneficial tax regime and an abundance of project land work in favour of building out solar power generation.