Community Energy (Radnor, Pa., US) on June 2nd, 2015 announced that it had delivered its second 100-plus megawatt solar photovoltaic (PV) project for construction, with the acquisition by Southern Company subsidiary Southern Power of its 103 MW (AC) Butler solar facility in Georgia.
The Butler project will supply solar power to Southern Company subsidiary Georgia Power under a 30-year power purchase agreement (PPA). Georgia Power will have the option to keep or sell the RECs, for the benefit of its customers or renewable energy programs.
Community Energy also originated and developed the 120 megawatt Comanche Solar Project in Colorado, which will supply solar power to Xcel Energy under a 25-year purchase agreement approved by the Colorado Public Utilities Commission.
Community Energy has a pipeline of large solar projects in the East, Midwest and Rocky Mountain regions, a significant number of which are on track for completion before the end of 2016, the company notes.
Large solar project are comprised of more than 400,000 PV modules utilizing single-axis tracking technology
“By developing projects on optimum solar sites with advanced tracking technology, we’ve been able to make solar energy a cost-effective choice for utilities and large energy users in multiple regions outside California,” said Brent Alderfer, President of Community Energy, Inc.
“By building solar at scale we reduce costs, increase efficiencies and deliver significant environmental benefit.”
Each large solar project is ultimately comprised of more than 400,000 PV modules utilizing single-axis tracking technology to follow the sun as it rises in the east and sets in the west. That combination produces power during peak demand periods matching daily summer air conditioning loads.
In general each 100 MW project will generate enough power for more than 25,000 homes in its first year. Over the course of the project’s 25 year life, it will produce more than 5 billion kilowatt hours of clean solar energy.
2015-06-03 | Courtesy: Community Energy | solarserver.com © Heindl Server GmbH
Our editorial selection of breaking solar news is published at:
http://ift.tt/ZHkRw7
from RSS Solar News http://ift.tt/1FtHAdb
No comments:
Post a Comment