The Butler Firm team proudly performed legal and regulatory services on behalf of this truly ground-breaking project. The Barilla Solar Project represents a step forward for the industry because it is being constructed and financed without a PPA.
Furthermore this innovative project represents ever-lowering cost to construct a solar power plant and the increasing comfort levels of major energy institutional investors and financiers in solar technologies.
Located in one of the best solar resource areas in Texas, the Barilla utility solar plant will be able to provide electricity to more heavily populated areas during times of peak energy demand. First Solar will offer clean, reliable electricity at competitive rates to customers including municipal utilities, electric cooperatives and larger commercial and industrial users.
"Our team here at the Butler Firm has been working with First Solar on this project performing legal work and ERCOT/regulatory services," said Clay Butler.
"This is a huge milestone. We are engaged with a number of other companies actively developing projects in Texas, and I’m sure they will understand and appreciate the significance of this announcement. I expect to see other wholesale market solar plants follow."
