{"id":23351,"date":"2025-12-15T16:05:36","date_gmt":"2025-12-15T16:05:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chariotenergy.com\/chariot-university\/why-solar\/"},"modified":"2025-12-16T21:30:44","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T21:30:44","slug":"why-solar","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/chariotenergy.com\/chariot-university\/why-solar\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Solar?"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>\n.chariot-article {\n  max-width: 800px;\n  margin: 0 auto;\n  padding: 40px;\n  font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, \"Segoe UI\", Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, sans-serif;\n  font-size: 18px;\n  line-height: 1.8;\n  color: #333;\n}\n.chariot-article h1 {\n  font-size: 2.5em;\n  font-weight: 700;\n  line-height: 1.2;\n  margin: 0 0 30px 0;\n  color: #1a1a1a;\n}\n.chariot-article h2 {\n  font-size: 1.8em;\n  font-weight: 600;\n  line-height: 1.3;\n  margin: 50px 0 20px 0;\n  color: #1a1a1a;\n  border-bottom: 2px solid #f7931e;\n  padding-bottom: 10px;\n}\n.chariot-article h3 {\n  font-size: 1.4em;\n  font-weight: 600;\n  line-height: 1.4;\n  margin: 40px 0 15px 0;\n  color: #333;\n}\n.chariot-article h4 {\n  font-size: 1.2em;\n  font-weight: 600;\n  margin: 30px 0 10px 0;\n  color: #444;\n}\n.chariot-article p {\n  margin: 0 0 20px 0;\n}\n.chariot-article img {\n  max-width: 100%;\n  height: auto;\n  border-radius: 8px;\n  margin: 30px 0;\n  display: block;\n}\n.chariot-article figure {\n  margin: 30px 0;\n}\n.chariot-article figcaption {\n  font-size: 0.9em;\n  color: #666;\n  text-align: center;\n  margin-top: 10px;\n  font-style: italic;\n}\n.chariot-article ul, .chariot-article ol {\n  margin: 20px 0 20px 30px;\n  padding: 0;\n}\n.chariot-article li {\n  margin-bottom: 12px;\n  line-height: 1.6;\n}\n.chariot-article a {\n  color: #f7931e;\n  text-decoration: none;\n  border-bottom: 1px solid transparent;\n  transition: border-color 0.2s;\n}\n.chariot-article a:hover {\n  border-bottom-color: #f7931e;\n}\n.chariot-article blockquote {\n  border-left: 4px solid #f7931e;\n  margin: 30px 0;\n  padding: 20px 30px;\n  background: #f9f9f9;\n  font-style: italic;\n  color: #555;\n}\n.chariot-article strong {\n  font-weight: 600;\n  color: #1a1a1a;\n}\n.chariot-article em {\n  font-style: italic;\n}\n.chariot-article hr {\n  border: none;\n  border-top: 1px solid #e0e0e0;\n  margin: 40px 0;\n}\n.chariot-article table {\n  width: 100%;\n  border-collapse: collapse;\n  margin: 30px 0;\n}\n.chariot-article th, .chariot-article td {\n  padding: 12px 15px;\n  text-align: left;\n  border-bottom: 1px solid #e0e0e0;\n}\n.chariot-article th {\n  background: #f5f5f5;\n  font-weight: 600;\n}\n@media (max-width: 768px) {\n  .chariot-article {\n    padding: 20px;\n    font-size: 16px;\n  }\n  .chariot-article h1 { font-size: 2em; }\n  .chariot-article h2 { font-size: 1.5em; }\n  .chariot-article h3 { font-size: 1.25em; }\n}\n<\/style>\n<div class=\"chariot-article\">\n<div style=\"max-width: 800px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 0 40px;\">\n<div class=\"energy-post\">\n<div class=\"energy-post-image\" style=\"background: url(https:\/\/chariotenergy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Midway-Solar.jpg) no-repeat;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"energy-post-content\">\n<div class=\"category-label\">Midland, TX<\/div>\n<h4>Midway Solar<\/h4>\n<p>The Midway Solar plant sits on about 1,500 acres of private land in southern Pecos County in West Texas. This massive project generates power from 685,000 solar panels. Austin Energy, a respected Texas utility, has agreed to purchase the power for 25 years. Midway Solar, which went online in 2018, is a premier development in the Texas and will provide enough energy to power 50,000 homes every year using good \u2018ole fashioned Texas sun.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"energy-post\">\n<div class=\"energy-post-image\" style=\"background: url(https:\/\/chariotenergy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Boulder-City.jpg) no-repeat;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"energy-post-content\">\n<div class=\"category-label\">Boulder City, Nevada<\/div>\n<h4>Techren Solar<\/h4>\n<p>The Techren Solar project is located on more than 2,300 acres of the Eldorado Valley Energy Zone. It\u2019s one of the largest solar generation facilities in the United States. Located 25 miles southeast of Las Vegas, the Techren Solar I and II facilities will provide energy to Nevada Energy for 25 years. 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