A 1.2 GW solar farm is rising at a Texas coal site – but coal is staying

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<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://electrek.co/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2026/07/Twin-Oaks-Power-Station.jpg?quality=82&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1200" /></div><p class="wp-block-paragraph">One of North America’s biggest coal-site solar projects is now under construction in Texas – but the coal plant next door isn’t going anywhere. Here’s why.</p>