Texas Solar Plant to Supply Clean Energy to Toyota

Avantus and Toyota Tsusho America have completed construction of a 159-megawatt (MW) solar project in Texas, adding another large-scale clean energy asset to the state’s growing solar portfolio.

The Norton Solar Project, located in Runnels County, southwest of Fort Worth, reached “substantial completion” in October 2025 and is already operational, with the project’s total output tied to a long-term virtual power purchase agreement (VPPA) between Toyota Tsusho America and Toyota Motor North America.

The VPPA allows Toyota Motor North America to align its electricity consumption with the output of the Norton solar plant, thereby supporting its overall clean energy goals.

Corporate buyers like Toyota are increasingly turning to VPPAs to secure a supply of renewable energy without directly owning generation assets.

Toyota Tsusho America, Toyota’s trading and project development division that structures energy agreements, partnered with Avantus to secure a supply of clean energy for Toyota Motor North America.

The Norton project created nearly 250 jobs during the peak of construction and is expected to continue generating economic benefits for Runnels County throughout its operational lifespan.

Avantus led the project’s development and execution, while UK-based Renewable Energy Systems (RES) handled the engineering, procurement, and construction.

Norton is part of Avantus’ expansion plan in the western United States. The company, which develops, owns, and operates large-scale clean energy projects, claims to have approximately 24 gigawatts of solar power and 75 gigawatt-hours of energy storage in its portfolio in California and the desert Southwest.