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Coordinates: 30°14′18″N 97°30′31″W / 30.23833°N 97.50861°W / 30.23833; -97.50861
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Big Star Solar Project
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Coordinates30°14′18″N 97°30′31″W / 30.23833°N 97.50861°W / 30.23833; -97.50861
StatusCommissioned
Construction beganJune 2021
Commission dateMarch 2024
OwnerRWE
OperatorRWE Renewables Americas LLC
Solar farm
TypeFlat-panel PV
Site area1,700 acres

The Big Star Solar Project, is a photovoltaic array in located outside of Rosanky, Texas, in southern Bastrop County, Texas.[1] It has 127,728 solar panels mounted on single-axis trackers, covers an area of 380 acres (150 ha), and was built at a cost of $250 million. It is expected to generate 61 GWh in the first year of operation, and 1.4 billion kWh over its 25 year life. Operation began on December 20, 2011, with a ribbon cutting by Austin mayor Lee Leffingwell on January 6, 2012.


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  1. ^ "Bastrop County's Big Star solar panel project goes online this month". Texas Real Estate Research Center. Retrieved 2024-11-24.