Duke Energy Renewables (Charlotte, NC, U.S.) on May 10th,
2016 announced construction has begun on the 25 MW Caprock Solar Power
Project near Tucumcari in Quay County, New Mexico. The company acquired
the project from Infigen Energy.
EPC contractor Swinerton Renewable Energy
will build the solar PV project, which will consist of more than 103,000
solar panels manufactured by Jinko Solar.
With completion expected later this year, the solar
photovoltaic (PV) installation will generate enough energy to power
about 5,000 average homes.
Power from the project will be sold to Western Farmers Electric Cooperative (WFEC) under a 25-year agreement.
Brian Hobbs, WFEC vice president of legal and
corporate services, explained that WFEC has been looking at solar energy
for about 10 years: “The costs of installing solar have dramatically
decreased in the past few years and are much closer to competing with
more traditional forms of generation. Coupled with other benefits, such
as no ongoing fuel costs and decreased emissions, we felt the timing was
right to introduce solar into our generation mix.”
source:http://www.solarserver.com
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