Texas’ largest solar panel installation to power 50,000 homes in Austin

AUSTIN (KXAN) — More of Austin’s homes and businesses are about to be powered by the sun.
A five-hour drive west of Texas takes you to Pecos County, where developers just broke ground on what will become the largest solar panel installation in the state.
Once complete, the Midway Solar project will generate enough power to run 50,000 home. And all of that energy is coming to Austin, boosting Austin Energy toward their aggressive renewable energy goals.
As it stands now, 35 percent of