Tesla and Honda are set to purchase all the power from Delilah I, a new 300 MW solar farm in Texas.
The Delilah I Solar Energy Center in Lamar and Red River counties, approximately 140 miles northeast of Dallas, is now online. Honda is securing 200 MW, and Tesla is taking 100 MW through virtual power purchase agreements (VPPAs). The energy is being fed into the local grid. The project was developed by Invenergy and is majority-owned by Milwaukee-based WEC Energy Group, which acquired it in April.
Delilah I is part of the five-phase Samson & Delilah solar portfolio, one of the largest solar facilities under construction in the US. WEC Energy Group already owns a majority interest in Samson I — a separate phase of the Samson & Delilah project.
Invenergy highlighted the role of landowners and the local community in bringing the project to life, creating jobs, and adding more US-made clean energy to the grid.
“In North America, Honda is nearing its goal of sourcing 100% of its electricity from carbon-free sources,” said Daniel Bremer, carbon neutrality manager at American Honda Motor Co. “As we accelerate toward achieving carbon neutrality for all products and corporate activities, our 200 MW VPPA with Delilah I Solar Energy Center will significantly cut CO2 emissions from Honda US auto manufacturing operations while adding more clean energy into the local grid.”
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