The City of Houston announced yesterday that it has plans to purchase power for city buildings from a new solar plant under construction in northwest Houston. Under a 25-year agreement with the city, the plant would provide up to 1.5 percent of the power needed to operate municipal buildings. Scheduled for completion next July, the plant will be the largest solar power plant in the state, producing 10 megawatts of output from 70 acres of solar panels. The plant is being build by NRG Energy at a cost of $40 million. This latest solar project is another part of Houston’s push for renewable energy, as the city has also entered a long-term deal to get 32 percent of its electricity from Texas wind farms.
For more information, see the city’s press release.
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