Why solar power is still waiting for ‘liftoff’ in Texas

Fuel Fix: Lincoln Clean Energy swooped into Texas last year with plans to build the state’s largest solar farm, a $320 million project covering 2,400 acres in the Texas Panhandle and capable of powering 40,000 homes — even on the hottest days.

But more than six months after construction was scheduled to begin, ceremonial shovels have yet to break ground on the Nazareth Solar project about 60 miles south of Amarillo. The problem: No one wants to buy the electricity.

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