Vesper Solar 600 MW Texas project
The Vesper Solar 600 MW Texas project showcases how an agrivoltaics mindset can unlock prime sites.
Developer Vesper Energy collaborated with local landowners on pollinator mixes and sheep grazing for its Hornet Solar project.
Suitable sites for hosting utility-scale solar power projects are becoming scarce, with a study by Paces noting a decline in prospective acreage and potential renewable project site capacity in areas like New York and Illinois.
Developers often face opposition to large projects on optimal land from rural landowners and neighboring communities.
One solution is to demonstrate how a project can fit with the local life and commerce, as seen in Vesper Energy's 600 MW (AC) Hornet Solar project in Texas.
Vesper Energy's approach can help open up greenfield acreage to solar.
Vesper Energy's project is the first of three that will bring 1 GW of new solar capacity and 400 MW of storage to the Texas panhandle.
Author's summary: Vesper Energy's agrivoltaics approach unlocks prime solar sites.
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