SB Energy's Orion Solar Belt in Texas, a 875 MWdc utility-scale project qualifying for domestic content bonus, began operations, supplying Google's data centers in Ellis County, marking Google'

SB Energy's Orion Solar Belt in Milam County, Texas, has begun commercial operations, generating 875 MWdc of energy. This project, which is the first utility-scale to qualify for the Inflation Reduction Act's domestic content bonus, has employed 3,000 U.S. workers. It will supply power to Google's data centers in Ellis County, marking Google's largest solar investment globally, as part of its goal to operate on carbon-free energy by 2030.

October 18, 2024
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