Facts about solar energy in Texas!
Texas is poised to become a nationwide leader in solar energy, with more than 4 gigawatt (GW) of capacity expected to be installed over the next 5 years! The Lone Star State ranks 2nd in America for total installed solar capacity, with over 12.3 GW installed – enough solar to power more than 1.6 million homes!
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Solar Installed (MW): 12,308.5
National Ranking: 2nd (2nd in 2020)
Enough Solar Installed to Power: 1,638,732 homes
Percentage of State’s Electricity from Solar: 2.88%
Solar Jobs: 10,088
Solar Companies in State: 512 (86 Manufacturers, 201 Installers/Developers, 225 Others)
Total Solar Investment in State: $14.4 billion
Prices have fallen: 11% over the last 5 years
Growth Projection and Ranking: 23,032 MW over the next 5 years (ranks 1st)
Number Of Installations: 137,164
Notable Solar Power Plants in Texas
1 Megawatt (1 MW) is the same as 1 million watts of power generation. 1 MW of solar can power 250 average homes in Texas.
Spanning 1,300 acres in Pecos Country, the 212 MW Roserock Solar Farm uses 700,000 solar modules mounted on single-axis trackers that follow the movement of the sun each day.
Several large retailers in Texas have gone solar including Applied Materials, Campbell’s Soup and FedEx. FedEx has installed one of the largest such installations with 2 MW of solar capacity at their location in Hutchins.
Pictured Above: At 497 MW, Roadrunner Solar Farm in Upton County is among the largest solar installations in Texas. This project has enough electric capacity to produce more than 1,200 GWh of clean power per year!
Solar Power in San Antonio
The 450 MW Alamo Solar Project was constructed at different locations across San Antonio, Texas. Its biggest farm, Alamo-6 is a 110 MW solar power plant. The solar energy generated from the Alamo project is enough to meet the annual electricity needs of approximately 70,000 households in San Antonio. Constructed from 2012 to 2016, there are the 7 sites that together make up the Alamo Solar project.
Solar Power in Austin
The Webberville Solar Farm is a 35 MW project in located in Webberville, Texas. It uses 127,000 solar panels mounted on single-axis trackers, covering an area of 380 acres.
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