Bechtel has announced the completion of the Cutlass Solar project in Fort Bend in Texas. The solar photovoltaic project added 140 MWDC to the Electric Reliability Council of Texas’ Houston Zone, enough to power approximately 20,000 homes with zero-carbon electricity and eliminates 300,000 metric tonnes of CO2 emissions.Bechtel partnered with Advanced Power in the development of Cutlass Solar through Bechtel Enterprises, the company’s project development and financing arm.At the peak of construction, Bechtel parented with local contractors, and filled more than 300 jobs with workers from the area. Bechtel performed the engineering, procurement, and construction, and provided full turnkey services including the procurement and delivery of nearly 345,000 solar panels—successfully navigating shipping and logistics constraints and the US import requirements in record time. Together with Advanced Power, an owner of the project, Bechtel developed innovative contracting solutions to advance the project and minimize completion delays.
Bechtel has announced the completion of the Cutlass Solar project in Fort Bend in Texas. The solar photovoltaic project added 140 MWDC to the Electric Reliability Council of Texas’ Houston Zone, enough to power approximately 20,000 homes with zero-carbon electricity and eliminates 300,000 metric tonnes of CO2 emissions.Bechtel partnered with Advanced Power in the development of Cutlass Solar through Bechtel Enterprises, the company’s project development and financing arm.At the peak of construction, Bechtel parented with local contractors, and filled more than 300 jobs with workers from the area. Bechtel performed the engineering, procurement, and construction, and provided full turnkey services including the procurement and delivery of nearly 345,000 solar panels—successfully navigating shipping and logistics constraints and the US import requirements in record time. Together with Advanced Power, an owner of the project, Bechtel developed innovative contracting solutions to advance the project and minimize completion delays.
