Origis Energy Activates 500 MW Next Phase of Rockhound Solar Complex in Texas
- Capacity
- 500 MW
- Location
- Ector County, Texas
- Developer
- Origis Energy
- Off-taker / Utility
- Meta, Occidental, dsm-firmenich, Bekaert
- Source
- pv magazine USA →
Key Facts
Origis Energy has completed and activated three additional phases at its Rockhound Solar complex in Ector County, Texas, adding approximately 500 MW of capacity and bringing the site's total operating footprint to nearly 1 GW.
Project details
The Rockhound complex incorporates the previously completed Swift Air Solar facilities and is part of a broader buildout that Origis expects to exceed 2 GW of combined solar and battery storage capacity by 2029.
Offtake
Power from the complex is contracted under long-term power purchase agreements with a mix of corporate offtakers, including Meta, Occidental, dsm-firmenich, and Bekaert.
What's next
Origis has not disclosed a specific timeline for the remaining phases needed to reach its stated 2 GW target, but the West Texas site continues to be one of the largest solar-plus-storage buildouts in the state.
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