EDP Renewables North America (EDPR NA) on July 10 marked the inauguration of Pearl River Photo voltaic Park in Scott County, Mississippi. Pearl River has an put in era capability of 210 MWp (175 MWac). The venture options 400,000 monofacial and bifacial monitoring photovoltaic panels, and is EDPR NA’s official entry into Mississippi, the corporate stated Wednesday.
The Photo voltaic Power Industries Affiliation stated the venture is the biggest photo voltaic park constructed thus far in Mississippi.
“Pearl River Photo voltaic Park is a crucial a part of the state’s rising clear power portfolio, and we’re proud to have them in Scott County, contributing to the financial improvement of the area. Moreover, the EDPR NA staff continues to reveal their dedication to fostering high-impact neighborhood relationships,” stated former Mississippi Public Service Commissioner Brent Bailey.
“We’re thrilled to lastly see Pearl River start operations. Solar energy is a win-win in Mississippi, because it accelerates the deployment of unpolluted power to the grid and contributes to the state’s decarbonization targets. The venture will instantly go to work to supply Mississippi with a available clear power useful resource,” stated Sandhya Ganapathy, CEO of EDPR NA.
EDPR NA additionally stated it’s creating a second venture in Mississippi, the 100-MW Ragsdale Photo voltaic Park in Canton.
EDPR NA additionally Wednesday introduced it can unveil the Scarlet I Photo voltaic Power Park in Fresno County, California, on July 17. The venture is being finished along with Ava Neighborhood Power and San Jose Clear Power. The 200-MW solar energy venture can even characteristic 40 MW of battery power storage.
This solar-plus-storage set up is the primary for EDPR NA in California. It should help diversification of Ava Neighborhood Power and San Jose Clear Power’s power combine, because the teams work to restrict their prospects’ publicity to electrical energy value hikes. The businesses additionally stated the venture will spotlight their success in investing in modern hybrid multi-technology techniques.
IHI Energy Providers Will Handle Photo voltaic Farms in Indiana, Ohio
IHI Energy Providers Corp. (IPSC), which supplies operations and upkeep, asset administration, distant operations, and compliance providers to energy era and different power industries throughout the U.S., has been tapped by Doral Renewables to supply asset administration providers for 2 renewable power tasks.
IPSC will handle the Mammoth North Photo voltaic Venture, a 400-MW set up in Starke County, Indiana, in addition to the Nice Bend Photo voltaic Venture, a 48-MW plant in Meigs County, Ohio.
Mammoth North is about to enter industrial operation, and is the primary section of Doral’s Mammoth Photo voltaic Venture, which when full could have 1.3 GW of era capability. The $1.5 billion venture is being developed in 4 phases, starting with Mammoth North Photo voltaic. Mammoth South Photo voltaic and Mammoth Central Photo voltaic I & II are anticipated to enter full development within the first quarter of 2025.
Doral’s Nice Bend Photo voltaic Venture in Ohio will break floor this yr, and is anticipated to enter industrial operation by year-end 2025.
“Doral Renewables’ belief in IPSC to help its Mammoth North and Nice Bend photo voltaic tasks underscores our confirmed capacity to ship the best degree of asset administration—a service providing that we’ve been intentional in prioritizing and constructing out lately,” stated John Keller, CEO of IPSC. “Our experience in optimizing renewable property aligns completely with Doral’s imaginative and prescient of fostering sustainable communities and we’re desperate to contribute to the success of one of many largest photo voltaic tasks in the US whereas additional reinforcing our dedication to excellence within the clear power sector.”
Doral is presently creating greater than 13 GW of photo voltaic and storage tasks throughout the nation, with greater than $2.5 billion in long-term wholesale energy buy agreements already in place.
“IPSC’s asset administration staff has constantly delivered excellent outcomes, making them a valued and enduring accomplice in our renewable power endeavors,” stated Amit Nadkarni, vp of Venture Administration at Doral Renewables. “Their help has been useful in serving to us perform our imaginative and prescient to empower communities by making a extra sustainable future and this partnership displays our full confidence within the group’s capacity to strengthen our improvement initiatives.”
Commonplace Photo voltaic Acquires New Mexico Venture
Commonplace Photo voltaic, a industrial and neighborhood photo voltaic developer and asset proprietor, introduced it has acquired a 4.98-MW solar energy venture in Doña Ana County, New Mexico, from developer Power Administration Inc. (EMI). The Bent Bow venture, in improvement by EMI since 2021 and anticipated to be accomplished late subsequent yr, is amongst six in Doña Ana County chosen as a part of New Mexico’s Request for Proposals for Neighborhood Photo voltaic tasks initiative. Greater than 50 functions had been submitted for tasks in Doña Ana County.
Bent Bow contributes to the 30 MW allotted to El Paso Electrical beneath the act. The Neighborhood Photo voltaic Act, which caps the preliminary years’ complete neighborhood photo voltaic deployment at 200 MW throughout three investor-owned utilities, goals to facilitate power entry to low-income households and people in non-viable places for rooftop photo voltaic. The act mandates that at the least 30% of the power from neighborhood photo voltaic arrays be devoted to low-income subscribers, making certain equitable advantages from New Mexico’s shift in the direction of renewable power. This venture helps the state’s environmental targets and enhances neighborhood involvement and power independence, bringing tangible advantages to the area people.
“As a primary mover on this market we had been capable of safe an award in El Paso Electrical’s service territory and efficiently develop and allow the venture,” stated Jim Gordon, president of EMI. “It made sense for us to promote the venture to Commonplace Photo voltaic since they plan to construct out a portfolio of photo voltaic tasks in New Mexico and we had an excellent expertise promoting Commonplace Photo voltaic an EMI photo voltaic venture in Rhode Island.”
“The acquisition of this neighborhood photo voltaic venture in Doña Ana County from EMI, exemplifies the effectivity of our transactions and the energy of our valued partnerships,” stated Mike Streams, chief improvement officer for Commonplace Photo voltaic. “This venture, initiated by Power Administration Inc. in response to New Mexico’s imaginative and prescient for neighborhood photo voltaic, represents a pivotal step ahead in our partnership. Our collaboration advances our dedication to renewable power tasks in New Mexico and showcases the profound affect of aligned visions in propelling sustainable improvement ahead, significantly for native communities.”
—Darrell Proctor is a senior affiliate editor for POWER (@POWERmagazine).
