Thursday, April 29, 2010

Project Focus: EnergyUnited to construct its first solar farm in Alexander County

Project Focus: EnergyUnited to construct its first solar farm in Alexander County

29 April 2010 | By Emma Hughes | News > Power Generation

EnergyUnited, the Statesville-based electric cooperative has begun work on its first solar farm, based in Alexander County. The company has invested US$6 million in the project to date, and is expected to begin operations in August 2010, reports the Charlotte Business Journal.

The solar farm, once complete, is expected to produce approximately 16 million kilowatt-hours of power per year, which the cooperative has agreed to buy from the facility's majority owner, SunEdison.

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