Austin Energy together with Hector Gonzales and Lee Leffingwell, Mayors of Village of Webberville and Austin City, respectively has declared the activation of a 30 MW solar power plant in the Village of Webberville of Texas.
The project represents the first solar deployment for the company. By 2020, this plant will reach an efficiency of 35% renewable energy mix. This solar plant is Texas’ largest active project and is also the biggest of all solar projects operating in America. On 20 December, 2012, the solar project was activated.
Over 127,000 photovoltaic modules are installed on single-axis trackers for the 30 MW project. These trackers will increase the generation of solar energy. The company is anticipating a clean energy production of 61 million KW per hour from the utility-scale power plant in the first year.
According to Austin Mayor Lee Leffingwell, the investment and leadership of Austin for a clean energy has been shown through the Webberville solar project. Austin city is happy to support a project, which gives energy in summer, cuts down the level of emission in the community, and encourages latest technologies for upcoming generations.
The solar plant was activated under the 25-year solar power purchase contract, wherein the company will buy the energy together with the renewable energy credits.
The 30 MW photovoltaic plant is expected to produce renewable energy of over 1.4 billion kWh of for more than 25 years. This energy is adequate to power over 136,000 homes in the US and offsets carbon dioxide of over 1.6 billion pounds in the environment.
Source: http://www.austinenergy.com/