Economic Benefits of Solar to Rural Texas. Case Study Pecos County.

90% of Pecos County property tax revenues are based on oil and gas industry.

During the oil bust, property tax revenues in Pecos County declined, but are being filled by wind and solar energy projects. Such as:

•  100 megawatt solar project should be $30 million property tax revenue/year
•  Solar Energy Industries Association estiamtes utility size solar projects in Texas will double in 2017

Houston Chronicle | Big solar projects potential boon for rural areas