{"id":416,"date":"2012-08-25T17:26:47","date_gmt":"2012-08-25T17:26:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/greeniverse.org\/?p=416"},"modified":"2012-08-25T17:26:47","modified_gmt":"2012-08-25T17:26:47","slug":"solar-in-texas-is-about-to-get-bigger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greeniverse.com\/solar\/2012\/08\/25\/solar-in-texas-is-about-to-get-bigger\/","title":{"rendered":"Solar In Texas Is About To Get Bigger"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By\u00a0<a title=\"VIEW PROFILE - Holbert Janson\" href=\"http:\/\/www.renewableenergyworld.com\/rea\/u\/Holbert;jsessionid=608462C2773742F4E8E4E6045581C677\">Holbert Janson<\/a><br \/>\nAugust 3, 2012<\/p>\n<p>San Antonio may soon become the solar energy capital of Texas.\u00a0 A large new solar electricity project there will be the largest in the U.S. when completed.\u00a0 Texas is already a leader in\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.renewableenergyworld.com\/rea\/blog\/post\/2012\/04\/what-does-boone-pickens-know-about-wind-energy-that-you-dont\" target=\"_blank\">wind electricity<\/a>\u00a0and natural gas production.\u00a0 Completion of the San Antonio solar project will also vault the state into the top 5 states for solar energy production.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/greeniverse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/solar-texas.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-417\" title=\"solar-texas\" src=\"http:\/\/greeniverse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/solar-texas.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"220\" height=\"214\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The project is a collaboration between CPS Energy, the municipally owned utility who provides electricity toSan Antonio, and OCI Solar Power who will build and operate the 400 megawatt solar power facility.\u00a0 An output of this size is enough to power around 70,000 homes.\u00a0 CPS Energy and OSI Solar Power have entered into a 25 year power purchase agreement meaning the city agrees to purchase power from the facility over that timeframe.<\/p>\n<p>OSI estimates that the project will create around 800 long term jobs and pump around $700 million annually into the local economy.\u00a0 The company will also be locating itsU.S.headquarters inSan Antonio.\u00a0 The San Antonioproject is part of a larger push by OSI, a South Korean owned company, into the sustainable energy market in North American.\u00a0 In addition to this project the company has around 40 other projects of various sizes throughout theU.S.<\/p>\n<p>There are several factors that give Texas an advantage in solar energy.\u00a0 Texas has the most open land of the lower 48 states, much of which is bathed with sunlight most of the year.\u00a0 The state has a mature energy industry and large labor force that is cheap compared to other parts of the country.\u00a0 The state was recently named the number one state for business by CNBC.\u00a0 Beyond these factors Texas\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.vaultelectricity.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">electricity providers<\/a>\u00a0will be hungry for electricity for the next few decades as it struggles to come up with enough power to serve the growing population and relatively strong economy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By\u00a0Holbert Janson August 3, 2012 San Antonio may soon become the solar energy capital of Texas.\u00a0 A large new solar electricity project there will be the largest in the U.S. when completed.\u00a0 Texas is already a leader in\u00a0wind electricity\u00a0and natural gas production.\u00a0 Completion of the San Antonio solar project will also vault the state into &hellip; 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