wiredinUSA April 2015

Texas solar growth

SunEdison Inc will construct new solar plants in West Texas to supply the city of Georgetown with 150MW of solar power for 25 years. The plants will be interconnected in 2016. Upon completion, SunEdison expects to offer this project to TerraForm Power Inc for investment. “SunEdisonisveryexcitedtobeworking with Georgetown Utility Systems,” said Paul Gaynor, executive vice president of North America utility and global wind at SunEdison. “Georgetown is an exceptional city, and by going 100 percent renewable they will cut down on pollution, save water, and enjoy stable energy prices.” “When Georgetown Utility Systems opted to seek new sources of power in 2012, we were charged with a

mission to secure the most cost- effective energy that balanced risk and reward,” says Jim Briggs, interim city manager for the city, and general manager for utilities. “Georgetown Utility Services isn’t required to buy solar or other renewables – we did so because it will save on electricity costs and decrease our water usage. This power purchase agreement makes Georgetown Utility Systems one of the largest municipal utilities in the nation to be 100 percent renewable powered.” The power purchase agreement is among the largest solar agreements in the electric reliability council of Texas (ERCOT) jurisdiction, and represents SunEdison’s largest utility scale solar agreement in Texas.

wiredInUSA - April 2015

wiredInUSA - April 2015

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