Government Energy Policy, Business and Technology

Municipalities obtain and use solar through different means

American City and County: Solar energy continues to be a burgeoning energy source that cities are increasingly tapping into. However, the exact ways such cities acquire and use the solar energy differs across municipalities.

Houston is the largest municipal buyer of renewable energy in the county, and it plans to further augment its renewable energy portfolio, the Houston Chronicle reports. In 2015, Houston enacted a 20-year, $80 million agreement to buy 30 megawatts of power per year from the Solaria Holman solar plant in Texas. In February, the city increased the deal to include purchases of the plant’s entire yield of 50 megawatts, which it will spend a maximum of $125 million over 20 years to procure.

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