OCI Solar Power is adding 145MW of solar power to Texas' energy mix this year that will generate power for approximately 25,000 homes annually.
"The progress we're making with the opening and construction of new projects means more than half of our Texas projects are now complete or underway," said OCI Solar Power President and CEO Tony Dorazio. "This also means the number of solar jobs in the state is increasing."
The newly operational Alamo 4 project in Brackettville, Texas, generates 39MW for CPS Energy, San Antonio's community-owned utility. The solar farm features more than 150,000 solar panels and covers 600 acres of privately-owned land. Alamo 4 is OCI Solar Power's first Texas project outside of metropolitan San Antonio and employed approximately 550 people during construction.
With the commencement of operations of Alamo 4 comes the start of construction for Alamo 3 in San Antonio and Alamo 5 in Uvalde, Texas. OCI Solar Power is again partnering with the San Antonio River Authority to lease land for the 5.5MW Alamo 3 project near Loop 1604 and IH10 on the east side of town. Alamo 3 will be the first Alamo project to feature locally made solar panels from manufacturing partner Mission Solar Energy and a new dual axis tracker technology from Sun Action Trackers. Construction is expected to be completed by the end of the year.
Alamo 5 is OCI Solar Power's largest solar project at 100MW, covering more than 1,000 acres of privately-owned land. The project will feature equipment from OCI Solar Power's San Antonio-based manufacturing partners KACO new energy, Mission Solar Energy and Sun Action Trackers. Construction is expected to be complete in early 2016.