PSEG Solar Source has announced that its 21 MW (DC) facility, PSEG Sunflower Solar Energy Center, has commenced operations in December.
The solar facility can provide power to around 4,000 houses.
Located around 90 miles from Raleigh in Halifax, North Carolina, the plant has a 10-year power purchase agreement with Virginia Electric and Power Co.
It is the sixth solar facility that PSEG Solar Source has developed in North Carolina and the fourth in collaboration with BayWa r.e.
PSEG Solar Source president Diana Drysdale said: “The Halifax community has been very supportive, it has been great to do business in this area of North Carolina. And the folks at BayWa r.e. and Geenex have been a pleasure to work with.
“The Sunflower Solar Energy Center will meet the electricity needs of 4,000 homes, allowing them to shift to cleaner energy. This project moves us closer to the green energy future we all want.”
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By GlobalDataBayWa r.e. was contracted with the project’s engineering, procurement and construction work and now operates the facility for PSEG Solar Source.
This facility was begun by Geenex Solar, a developer based in Charlotte, North Carolina.
In January 2017, PSEG Solar Source closed the purchase of the project from BayWa r.e.
BayWa r.e. Solar Projects CEO Jam Attari said: “North Carolina and the Halifax community continue to strongly support efforts that contribute to the local economy and development of a sustainable source of energy.
“The ongoing commitment of PSEG Solar Source to invest in these local development efforts has been tremendous.”
PSEG Solar Source has 23 solar facilities in operation in 14 states, of which six are in North Carolina. The firm has a total installed capacity of 414 MWs-(dc).
