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The project has reached substantial completion and has received approval from the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), the final requirement for connecting it to the Texas grid. The company said the facility could power as many as 45,000 homes.","Black & Veatch served as the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractor, delivering the solar facility and the associated collector substation infrastructure. The site covers approximately 875 acres. Working together since 2024, the team completed milestones including installation of all racking piles, delivery and installation of the generator step-up transformer, commissioning activities and the ERCOT approvals required for commercial operation. The company described Three W Solar as Mitsui’s first utility-scale solar project in the United States.","ERCOT approval also enables the final turnover of the facility to Mitsui’s operations and maintenance organization. The release did not disclose a contract value."],"sections":[]},"corrections":[{"at":"2026-10-07T00:55:36+03:00","language":"en","text":"German and Portuguese editions and translations of the data and correction explanations have been added to this article."}],"country":"US","data":{"blocks":[{"description":{"ar":"القدرة ومساحة الموقع وإمكانات الإمداد كما ذكرتها Black & Veatch في 29 سبتمبر 2026.","de":"Kapazität, Fläche und Versorgungspotenzial laut Black & Veatch am 29. September 2026.","en":"Capacity, site area and supply potential stated by Black & Veatch on 29 September 2026.","es":"Capacidad, superficie del emplazamiento y potencial de suministro indicados por Black & Veatch el 29 de septiembre de 2026.","fr":"Capacité, superficie du site et potentiel d’approvisionnement indiqués par Black & Veatch le 29 septembre 2026.","pt":"Capacidade, área do local e potencial de abastecimento informados pela Black & Veatch em 29 de setembro de 2026.","tr":"Black & Veatch’in 29 Eylül 2026’da belirttiği kapasite, saha alanı ve elektrik sağlama potansiyeli."},"id":"project-figures","items":[{"basis":"observed","label":{"ar":"القدرة (تيار مستمر)","de":"DC-Leistung","en":"DC capacity","es":"Capacidad en corriente continua","fr":"Capacité en courant continu","pt":"Capacidade DC","tr":"DC kapasite"},"measure":{"aggregation":"stock","frequency":"irregular","geography":"texas","id":"three-w-solar-capacity-dc","periodRole":"announcement-date","unitCode":"mw"},"period":"2026-09-29","unit":"MW","value":150},{"basis":"observed","label":{"ar":"القدرة (تيار متردد)","de":"AC-Leistung","en":"AC capacity","es":"Capacidad en corriente alterna","fr":"Capacité en courant alternatif","pt":"Capacidade AC","tr":"AC kapasite"},"measure":{"aggregation":"stock","frequency":"irregular","geography":"texas","id":"three-w-solar-capacity-ac","periodRole":"announcement-date","unitCode":"mw"},"period":"2026-09-29","unit":"MW","value":110},{"basis":"observed","label":{"ar":"مساحة الموقع","de":"Fläche des Standorts","en":"Site area","es":"Superficie del emplazamiento","fr":"Superficie du site","pt":"Área do local","tr":"Saha alanı"},"measure":{"aggregation":"stock","frequency":"irregular","geography":"texas","id":"three-w-solar-site-area","periodRole":"announcement-date","unitCode":"acre"},"period":"2026-09-29","unit":"acres","value":875,"valueQualifier":"approximate"},{"basis":"target","label":{"ar":"عدد المنازل التي قد تزوّدها المنشأة بالكهرباء","de":"Haushalte, die die Anlage versorgen könnte","en":"Homes the facility could power","es":"Hogares que la instalación podría abastecer","fr":"Foyers que l’installation pourrait alimenter","pt":"Residências que a usina poderia abastecer","tr":"Tesisin elektriğini karşılayabileceği konut sayısı"},"measure":{"aggregation":"stock","frequency":"irregular","geography":"texas","id":"three-w-solar-homes-powered","periodRole":"announcement-date","unitCode":"count"},"period":"2026-09-29","unit":"homes","value":45000,"valueQualifier":"upper-bound"}],"methodology":{"ar":"أرقام القدرة هي قيم التيار المستمر والمتردد التي ذكرتها Black & Veatch. مساحة الموقع تقريبية. أما عدد المنازل فهو الحد الأقصى المعلن لإمكانات الإمداد وليس إمدادًا مقيسًا. ولم تُعلن قيمة العقد.","de":"Die Kapazitätsangaben sind die von Black & Veatch genannten DC- und AC-Nennleistungen. Die Fläche ist ein Näherungswert. Die Zahl der Haushalte bezeichnet das vom Unternehmen angegebene maximale Versorgungspotenzial und keine gemessene Lieferung. Ein Vertragswert wurde nicht genannt.","en":"Capacity figures are the DC and AC ratings stated by Black & Veatch. Site area is approximate. The homes figure is the company’s stated maximum for supply potential, not a measured delivery. No contract value was disclosed.","es":"Las capacidades son los valores en corriente continua y en corriente alterna indicados por Black & Veatch. La superficie del emplazamiento es aproximada. La cifra de hogares es el máximo indicado para el potencial de suministro, no una entrega medida. No se divulgó el valor del contrato.","fr":"Les capacités sont les valeurs en courant continu et en courant alternatif indiquées par Black & Veatch. La superficie du site est approximative. Le nombre de foyers est le maximum indiqué pour le potentiel d’approvisionnement, et non une livraison mesurée. La valeur du contrat n’a pas été divulguée.","pt":"As capacidades são as potências nominais DC e AC informadas pela Black & Veatch. A área do local é aproximada. O número de residências é o potencial máximo de abastecimento declarado pela empresa, e não uma entrega medida. Nenhum valor contratual foi divulgado.","tr":"Kapasite rakamları, Black & Veatch’in belirttiği DC ve AC değerleridir. Saha alanı yaklaşıktır. Konut rakamı, şirketin belirttiği azami arz potansiyelidir; ölçülmüş bir teslimat değildir. Sözleşme bedeli açıklanmadı."},"sourceUrls":["https://www.bv.com/en-US/news/black-and-veatch-completes-mitsuis-first-u-s-utility-scale-solar-project-in-texas"],"title":{"ar":"Three W Solar: الأرقام الرئيسية","de":"Three W Solar: Kennzahlen","en":"Three W Solar: key figures","es":"Three W Solar: cifras clave","fr":"Three W Solar : chiffres clés","pt":"Three W Solar: principais números","tr":"Three W Solar: temel rakamlar"},"type":"metrics","updatedAt":"2026-10-07T00:55:36+03:00"}],"version":1},"data_downloads":[{"formats":{"csv":"https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/black-veatch-mitsui-three-w-solar-texas-completion-september-2026/data/project-figures?lang=en&format=csv","json":"https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/black-veatch-mitsui-three-w-solar-texas-completion-september-2026/data/project-figures?lang=en&format=json"},"id":"project-figures"}],"data_types":["metrics"],"editorial_illustration":{"alt":"Conceptual illustration of electricity generation, storage and connected data.","asset_id":"newsverum-v1-energy","avif_variants":[{"height":320,"url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/energy-480.avif","width":480},{"height":480,"url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/energy-720.avif","width":720},{"height":640,"url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/energy-960.avif","width":960},{"height":800,"url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/energy-1200.avif","width":1200},{"height":1024,"url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/energy-1536.avif","width":1536}],"credit":"Newsverum","documentary":false,"height":1024,"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","language":"en","scope":"topic","url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/energy-1536.webp","variants":[{"height":320,"url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/energy-480.webp","width":480},{"height":640,"url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/energy-960.webp","width":960},{"height":1024,"url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/energy-1536.webp","width":1536}],"width":1536},"event_id":"event-66e16dad-cd53-5835-b56a-481c29779f6b","event_period":"2026-09-29","event_period_basis":"event-or-reference-period","id":"black-veatch-mitsui-three-w-solar-texas-completion-september-2026","image":null,"importance":0.6,"language":"en","modified_at":"2026-10-07T00:55:36+03:00","publication_basis":"publication-record","published_at":"2026-10-05T09:37:37+00:00","reading_minutes":2,"region":"world","section_illustration":{"alt":"Conceptual illustration of electricity generation, storage and connected data.","asset_id":"newsverum-v1-energy","avif_variants":[{"height":320,"url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/energy-480.avif","width":480},{"height":480,"url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/energy-720.avif","width":720},{"height":640,"url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/energy-960.avif","width":960},{"height":800,"url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/energy-1200.avif","width":1200},{"height":1024,"url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/energy-1536.avif","width":1536}],"credit":"Newsverum","documentary":false,"height":1024,"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","language":"en","scope":"section","url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/energy-1536.webp","variants":[{"height":320,"url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/energy-480.webp","width":480},{"height":640,"url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/energy-960.webp","width":960},{"height":1024,"url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/energy-1536.webp","width":1536}],"width":1536},"slug":"black-veatch-mitsui-three-w-solar-texas-completion-september-2026","sources":[{"checkedAt":"2026-10-04","name":"Black & Veatch","publishedAt":"2026-09-29","url":"https://www.bv.com/en-US/news/black-and-veatch-completes-mitsuis-first-u-s-utility-scale-solar-project-in-texas"}],"summary":"Black & Veatch said on 29 September 2026 that Three W Solar, a 150 MW DC (110 MW AC) facility near Hillsboro, Texas, reached substantial completion and received ERCOT approval to connect to the grid.","text":"Black & Veatch said on 29 September 2026 that Three W Solar, a 150 MW DC (110 MW AC) facility near Hillsboro, Texas, reached substantial completion and received ERCOT approval to connect to the grid.\n\nBlack & Veatch announced on 29 September 2026 that it has completed Three W Solar, a 150 MW DC (110 MW AC) utility-scale solar generation facility developed for Mitsui & Co., Ltd. near Hillsboro, Texas. The project has reached substantial completion and has received approval from the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), the final requirement for connecting it to the Texas grid. The company said the facility could power as many as 45,000 homes.\n\nBlack & Veatch served as the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractor, delivering the solar facility and the associated collector substation infrastructure. The site covers approximately 875 acres. Working together since 2024, the team completed milestones including installation of all racking piles, delivery and installation of the generator step-up transformer, commissioning activities and the ERCOT approvals required for commercial operation. The company described Three W Solar as Mitsui’s first utility-scale solar project in the United States.\n\nERCOT approval also enables the final turnover of the facility to Mitsui’s operations and maintenance organization. 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