East Blackland Solar Project (aka Pflugerville Solar Farm) | |
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Official name | East Blackland Solar Project |
Country | United States |
Location | 17025 Manda Carlson Rd, Manor, Texas |
Coordinates | 30°26′04″N 97°27′32″W / 30.43444°N 97.45889°W |
Status | Under construction |
Construction began | August 18, 2020 |
Construction cost | $234 million |
Owner(s) | Duke Energy |
Solar farm | |
Type | Flat-panel PV |
Site area | 941 |
Power generation | |
Nameplate capacity | 144 MW |
The East Blackland Solar Project, also known as the Pflugerville Solar Farm, is a 144 megawatt (MW) alternating current (AC) solar photovoltaic (PV) power plant near Pflugerville, Texas. Originally a 60 MWAC plant, a ceremonial ground breaking was announced in December 2010 with completion expected in June 2013, [1] but construction start was delayed until July 2020, because no buyer for the electricity was available for contract. [2]
RRE Mehta Power was the original developer on the project. The current developer is Recurrent Energy, LLC, a division of Canadian Solar. CIT Group arranged for financing of $162 million of the $234 million project, which finally broke ground in July 2020. Austin Energy will buy electricity generated by the project under the terms of a 15-year power purchase agreement (PPA). [3] [4]
The system was sold to Duke Energy in 2020, before construction was completed. [5] The project will begin operating in January 2024. [6]
East Blackland Solar Project (aka Pflugerville Solar Farm) | |
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| |
Official name | East Blackland Solar Project |
Country | United States |
Location | 17025 Manda Carlson Rd, Manor, Texas |
Coordinates | 30°26′04″N 97°27′32″W / 30.43444°N 97.45889°W |
Status | Under construction |
Construction began | August 18, 2020 |
Construction cost | $234 million |
Owner(s) | Duke Energy |
Solar farm | |
Type | Flat-panel PV |
Site area | 941 |
Power generation | |
Nameplate capacity | 144 MW |
The East Blackland Solar Project, also known as the Pflugerville Solar Farm, is a 144 megawatt (MW) alternating current (AC) solar photovoltaic (PV) power plant near Pflugerville, Texas. Originally a 60 MWAC plant, a ceremonial ground breaking was announced in December 2010 with completion expected in June 2013, [1] but construction start was delayed until July 2020, because no buyer for the electricity was available for contract. [2]
RRE Mehta Power was the original developer on the project. The current developer is Recurrent Energy, LLC, a division of Canadian Solar. CIT Group arranged for financing of $162 million of the $234 million project, which finally broke ground in July 2020. Austin Energy will buy electricity generated by the project under the terms of a 15-year power purchase agreement (PPA). [3] [4]
The system was sold to Duke Energy in 2020, before construction was completed. [5] The project will begin operating in January 2024. [6]