This Texas coal mine will soon be home to a 1.2GW solar farm

Panamint Capital has broken ground on a $1.7 billion solar farm in Bremond, Texas, that will be built on the site of a former coal mine and power plant. The 1.2-gigawatt Big Rooter Power solar farm will utilize existing assets from the Twin Oaks coal-fired power plant and Calvert surface coal mine, which will continue operating alongside the solar installation.

The project is expected to be the largest solar array built at a brownfield site in North America and will help bolster Texas' thriving solar sector, which is anticipated to surpass coal generation in the state.

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