The Lapetus Solar project, Duke Energy Renewables’ largest solar project in Texas, has officially come online.
Duke Energy Renewables purchased the project from developer 7X Energy in February 2019. It contains more than 340,000 solar panels and is located on 800 acres of land. According to Duke Energy, the 100-megawatt project is the company's first large-scale solar project in Andrews County and the second solar project to start commercial operations in Texas.
“Texas ranks fourth in the country for solar energy,” said Rob Caldwell, president of Duke Energy Renewables. “We're thrilled that Lapetus Solar is now online and will contribute to the growth of the community's clean energy facilities.”
According to Duke, the energy generated from the Lapetus Solar project will be delivered to the ERCOT grid and is being sold under three multi-year power purchase agreements (PPA) to Brazos Electric Power Cooperative on behalf of CoServ Electric and seven other