Located 125 miles west of San Antonio in Brackettville, the plant will be equipped with more than 150,000 solar panels from OCI Solar Power’s Texas solar partners and generate electricity for CPS Energy under a 25-year power purchase agreement.
Once operational in 2014, the plant to be built on over 600 acres of privately-owned land could power an estimated 6,000 homes in Greater San Antonio.
The plant is part of the broader seven-phase 400MW solar power project, while six other phases include the recently opened 41MW Alamo I, 4.4MW Alamo 2, 5MW Alamo 3, and Alamo 5, 6 and 7, each with at least 100MW capacity.
The project will create over 800 long-term jobs and inject an estimated $700m investment into the local economy annually
Mortenson Construction has been awarded a contract by OCI Solar Power for the construction of the Alamo 4 plant as well as the remaining projects throughout Texas.
OCI Solar Power president and CEO Tony Dorazio said, "Alamo 4 is our first Texas project outside of the Greater San Antonio area. Our fast movement around the state is reflective of the renewable energy landscape in the U.S. It’s growing quickly."
Image: Alamo 4 will feature more than 150,000 solar panels. Photo: courtesy of Freedigitalphotos.
