Big Star Solar (PepsiCo, McCormick, Best Buy, ViacomCBS) — 200 MW solar, Bastrop County TX (ERCOT)
Multi-buyer aggregation through Constellation Offsite Renewables (CORe). PepsiCo, McCormick, Best Buy and ViacomCBS together took 140 MW of 200 MW Big Star Solar (Recurrent Energy) — totaling more in subsequent rounds. PPA price not disclosed publicly; will be imputed from regional comparables. Discovered via DealFlow research sweep (agent: 2020-2021-gapfill). [Fact-check 2026-05-09: Developer corrected from Recurrent Energy to RWE Renewables; sourceUrl replaced (original 404).]
Deal Value
200MW
Capacity
Solar
Technology
TX
Location
Deal Details
- Deal Type
- Corporate PPA
- Seller / Sponsor
- RWE Renewables
- Buyer / Financier
- Constellation (multi-buyer aggregation)
- Offtaker
- Constellation (multi-buyer aggregation)
- Stage
- Operating
- ISO/RTO
- ERCOT
- Source
- Constellation Newsroom
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