TotalEnergies starts operations of its 380 MW utility-scale solar power plant in Texas

In France, TotalEnergies has started commercial operations of Myrtle Solar, its utility-scale operated solar farm in Texas.

Located south of Houston, Texas, Myrtle has a capacity of 380 megawatts peak (MWp) of solar production and 225 MWh of co-located batteries. With 705,000 ground-mounted photovoltaic panels, Myrtle produces enough green electricity to cover the equivalent consumption of 70,000 homes, the company said.

The firm noted that 70% of Myrtle’s capacity will supply green electricity to the company’s industrial plants in the U.S. Gulf Coast region. The remaining 30% of Myrtle’s capacity will supply green electricity to Kilroy Realty, a publicly traded real estate company, under a 15-year corporate power purchase agreement (CPPA) indexed on merchant prices.

In addition to the photovoltaic installations, the solar power plant also features battery energy storage equipment to meet the need for grid stabilization.

More on the story.