“1000 Mile Solar is our seventh renewable energy project in Texas and a milestone project for Longroad,” said Longroad CEO Paul Gaynor, who noted that this is the company’s first project in the Southwest Power Pool (SPP) region, which covers much of the central US and parts of Texas. All of the company’s five solar projects in Texas, including 1000 Mile, use modules made in the US by First Solar. While the 1000 Mile project does not include a storage component, Longroad has sought to expand its storage portfolio in recent months. PV Tech publisher Solar Media will host the 12th edition of the Solar & Storage Finance USA event on 21-22 October 2025 in New York. Panellists will discuss the fate of US solar and storage in a post-subsidy world, the evolving economics of standalone BESS and de-risking solar and storage supply chains.