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Marfa solar fight gets deferred

They will not be building that big solar farm out in Marfa at this time. Citing a lack of investors, Houston-based Tessera Solar has scotched plans to erect at least 1,000 three-story mirrored satellite dishes — designed to convert the … Continue reading

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Pflugerville solar farm

This sounds promising. A startup solar energy company with corporate backing from India has won tax breaks from the City of Pflugerville and is near a similar agreement with the Elgin school district to build a 60-megawatt solar plant. The … Continue reading

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The Marfa solar fight

A company wants to build a solar power plant in Marfa, and some residents there don’t like it. In what she describes as an all-encompassing obsession, [Malinda] Beeman is fighting to preserve that lifestyle, which she and hundreds of other … Continue reading

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