Frontier Bank Installs Solar Power System at Elgin Location

Freedom Solar Power recently installed a massive 241.2-kilowatt rooftop solar array at Austin Subaru that will drive down its operating costs and put the pedal to the metal on the dealership’s sustainability and energy efficiency. No puns intended. The new solar array will offset 75 percent of the dealership’s energy needs, reduce the cost of its average monthly utility

The residential solar market, already bustling in the central part of Texas, will boom statewide when the next step down in costs cuts payback periods to five years, Bret Biggart, chief executive officer of Freedom Solar LLC in Austin, said in an interview with Bloomberg New Energy Finance.

Freedom has installed systems for Whole Foods Market, Office Depot and the University of

Freedom expects to increase its local workforce from three full-time employees to 10 by the end of the year.

San Antonio’s ever-evolving solar ecosystem continues to attract companies that are finding fertile ground for the fledging industry. They’ve even been able to expand without having to raise outside capital or even seek investors.

Freedom Solar Power, which set up shop