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Duke Energy plans to bring a new 200-megawatt alternating current (MWac) Rambler Solar project to Texas on 1,700 acres, according to a company news release.
The facility will be in Tom Green County, which is west of San Angelo in central Texas. The farm was given approximately $1 million in tax abatements by the county, as well as by the local school district.
In a findings report by Rambler LLC, it is noted that the project will only bring in two jobs to the area. The company also plans to request that the governing body waive the minimum new qualifying job creation requirement, the document states.
Another area in the report notes that Water Valley Independent School District plans on reducing its annual taxable value, beginning in 2020 for the next 10 years.
One page in the document notes that Tom Green County has reduced its annual tax levied for $191,894, a 65% reduction from the previous reading.
“We’re pleased to continue our expansion of solar energy resources in Texas, which is experiencing an increasing demand for power,” Chris Fallon, president of Duke Energy Renewables told the news agency. “The Rambler Solar project will bring significant economic benefit to the state and generate clean energy to meet the area’s growing energy needs.”
Dr. Shawn Qu, chairman and CEO of Canadian Solar, which owns Recurrent Energy, and formerly owned the project, noted that as one of the fastest-growing solar markets in the country, the project will be able to provide clean and affordable energy for local residents.
The news release notes that the energy generated by Rambler will be sold to a customer under a 15-year-agreement. It should power the equivalent of 40,000 homes, the news release states.
This solar farm brings the Rambler Solar project up to more than 500 MWac in operation, according to the news release.
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