AMARILLO, Texas (KAMR/KCIT) — With a vast landscape of land across the High Plains, it presents an opportunity for companies to develop renewable energy sources in the area. Wind turbines and Solar Projects have been seen across the area, with the largest single-phase solar project opening in Tulia.
Hornet Solar began operations this year, comprising more than 1.36 million PV panels that can generate 600 MWAC of power. According to Vesper Energy developer of the Hornet Solar project, the project, when fully operational, will power 160,000 homes annually.
Vesper Energy cuts ribbon on Hornet Solar in Tulia, among the largest single-phase solar projects in the US
“Tulia is an absolutely perfect area for solar energy, as it checks all the boxes. Tulia is nice flat land. You have sunlight, you know, year-round, really, and a good quantity. There’s a transmission line that runs right through there that has good capacity available,” added Vice President of Engineering Zach Wald. “Plus, it’s, you know, just a great community, good, hard-working individuals who really support renewable energy as well.”
Wald explained that when it comes to solar projects, the best place for them to thrive is on flat land, which the high plains have a lot of…