Duke Energy Renewables Signs PPA for 100 MW Solar Energy Project in Texas

by | Feb 12, 2019

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Duke Energy Renewables recently announced it has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) 7X Energy, a solar development company. The agreement consists of the purchase of 7X Energy’s 100 megawatt Lapetus Solar Energy Project in Andrews County, Texas.

Lapetus will be located on an approximately 800-acre site, and construction is expected to begin before the end of March. The project will be the first large-scale solar project in Andrews County. During peak construction, the solar facility will bring approximately 150 jobs to the county and generate more than $20 million in local property tax revenue. Lapetus is scheduled to begin by the end of the year.

Once operational, the solar energy from Lapetus will be sold in SolarBlocks under a PPA negotiated by 7X and Duke Energy Renewables and will deliver electricity to ERCOT (Electric Reliability Council of Texas). Brazos Electric Power Cooperative, Inc. will purchase the energy on behalf of CoServ Electric and seven other distribution cooperative members.

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