Clearway Signs 641-MW Solar Panel Deal With T1 Amid Nevada Data Center, Gas Plant Bid

Clearway Energy Group has signed a deal with T1 Energy for 641 MW of solar modules built with domestic cells, while also seeking to convert a Nevada solar project into a data center and gas facility.

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Clearway Energy Group has contracted T1 Energy Inc. (NYSE: TE) to supply 641 MW of solar modules built with solar cells from T1's G2_Austin fab in Texas, the companies announced. The modules are expected to have more than 60% domestic content by 2027, according to T1.

The agreement comes as Clearway, backed by Global Infrastructure Partners and TotalEnergies, seeks to pivot a proposed Nevada solar project toward data center and natural gas development. In an April 3 letter to the Bureau of Land Management, a Clearway entity called Renew Development HoldCo asked to amend its 2021 application for the 500-MW Amber solar project, instead proposing a data center and gas facility. The letter, signed by Clearway's chief development officer John Woody, says the change is "in response to federal energy objectives" and cites President Trump's Day 1 executive order encouraging reliable energy projects on federal lands.

Clearway's application states that alternative designs using solar energy or private land were not chosen because they had "higher environmental and stakeholder conflicts." A Clearway spokesperson said the company does not comment on individual applications while they are in federal review, but added that Clearway is "pleased to be advancing more than 4 GW of solar and battery resources in Nevada on private and public lands." The spokesperson also emphasized Clearway's "strong working partnership with the BLM" and its continuous assessment of how to develop infrastructure that aligns with local and national policies.

Clearway told the publication that the Amber project was not killed but moved to private land, and declined to comment on the data center and gas project. The company's portfolio is nearly all carbon-free power or storage, except for a few "flexible generation" projects in California.

The Nevada bid follows a separate decision on July 31, when a joint venture involving Arevon and Bill Perkins received BLM permission to convert a solar farm's environmental permit to one for a data center. Environmentalists plan to legally challenge that determination, calling it a test case for federal land policy.

T1, which completed a transformative transaction in December 2024 to become a leading U.S. solar manufacturer, began construction on its G2_Austin fab in December 2025. The first 2.1-GW phase is expected to produce cells in Q1 2027. T1 also operates a 5-GW module facility, G1_Dallas.

T1 CEO Dan Barcelo said: "We are pleased to be signing a strategic partnership with Clearway, a leading energy developer that is adding needed gigawatts to U.S. grids." Clearway's Vice President of Procurement Frances Cook added: "Contracts with top-tier manufacturers like T1 help ensure that Clearway can deliver on our ambitious development pipeline with competitive and reliable projects."

T1 has not yet secured financing for the G2_Austin Phase 1 capital expenditure, and the company reported a material weakness in internal control over financial reporting.