- The 187-megawatt dc Peacock Solar project will help power a Gulf Coast Growth Ventures petrochemical complex
- The project is expected to come online in the second half of 2024
- At full capacity, Peacock's renewable power could avoid more than 256,000 metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions each year – equivalent to around 55,000 fuel-burning cars*
- Peacock is expected to create up to 300 jobs during construction and provide more than $25 million in tax revenue over the first 25 years of the project's life
HOUSTON, Sept. 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- bp (NYSE:BP) has started construction on its 187MWdc Peacock Solar project, located 10 miles north of Corpus Christi in San Patricio County, Texas, helping support the global transition to lower carbon energy.
Peacock will sell all of the electricity it generates under a long-term power purchase agreement to Gulf Coast Growth Ventures (GCGV), a joint venture between ExxonMobil and SABIC, which produces materials used to manufacture clothes, food containers, packaging, agricultural film and construction materials.
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