Independent power producer Advanced Power announced that its Cutlass Solar project, a 140-MWdc solar photovoltaic facility, has achieved full commercial operations and is supplying renewable power to the Greater Houston area in Texas.
The company says that the facility, which began delivering power into the Electric Reliability Council of Texas system in July 2022, is its first operational project in an 8-GW renewable and low-carbon development pipeline across the U.S.
“Cutlass Solar exemplifies Advanced Power’s continuing growth as a global developer, manager, and owner of modern power infrastructure,” Collin Brown, Advanced Power’s Vice President of Development, said. “We are committed to bringing reliable power to growing areas that need it, such as Greater Houston.”
Virginia-based Bechtel was responsible for the engineering, procurement and construction of the facility, which sits on a 700-acre site in Fort Bend County, Texas and employs bifacial solar panels and a ground-mounted single-axis tracking system.
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The facility is owned by Advanced Power and co-investors ENEOS Corporation and Fuyo General Lease. Advanced Power will also continue as the facility’s asset manager, while SOLV Energy will serve as its operator.
SOLV Energy is a solar services provider for utility solar, high-voltage substation and energy storage markets across North America.
