Avangrid Inc., a sustainable power firm and member of the Iberdrola Group, just lately put in the “Golden Row” at its Powell Creek photo voltaic venture in Putnam County, Ohio, close to Miller Metropolis. The Golden Row represents the primary row of photo voltaic panels that the remainder of building shall be modeled after. With the Golden Row in place, Avangrid has continued work on web site and put in greater than 1,000 panels to this point.
“I’m excited to see that work at our Powell Creek photo voltaic venture is off to a fantastic begin,” says Pedro Azagra, Avangrid CEO. “This can be a milestone value celebrating as a result of it’s going to set the tone for the remainder of our building. Powell Creek is one other nice instance of Avangrid executing on its plan to develop renewable power era, assist the nation meet formidable clear power targets and speed up the clear power transition.”
Powell Creek sits on land leased instantly from landowners. It should in the end have about 300,000 photo voltaic panels producing sufficient power to energy not less than 30,000 houses annually. The venture is supporting as much as 400 jobs throughout building, most of that are being crammed by individuals who stay within the area.
Avangrid expects the Powell Creek venture will instantly assist the neighborhood by means of property tax and landowner funds. The close by city of Miller Metropolis has additionally annexed the venture space, enabling it to seize revenues that may assist building of a brand new sewer line. This can allow Miller Metropolis to start to develop by including new houses and growth. Development has traditionally been restricted as a result of the village’s houses, companies and faculty are at the moment on particular person septic programs.
“We’ve been attempting to do that for a very long time,” says Miller Metropolis Mayor Jim Erford. “With Powell Creek, we’re projected to develop our tax base by 10 instances and develop our city for the primary time in a few years. We’re thrilled to deliver new growth, new households and a brand new power into the neighborhood we love a lot.”
Development at Powell Creek started in late 2023. That is Avangrid’s second renewable power venture in Ohio. Avangrid constructed the Blue Creek wind farm in 2012, which has a capability of 304 MW and generates sufficient energy for about 76,000 houses annually.
