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wiredInUSA - October 2015
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Arizona
sunshine
Sulphur Springs Valley Electric Cooperative
(SSVEC) has signed a 20-year power
purchase agreement with SunPower to
build a 20MW (AC) solar photovoltaic
power plant in Cochise County, Arizona.
Expected to be operational by the end of
2016, the plant is anticipated to generate
enough electricity to serve the needs of
approximately 4,500 homes.
“This SunPower solar power plant supports
SSVEC's commitment to community
growth and quality of life, and brings us
to about 95 percent of the renewable
energy goal established by the Arizona
Corporation commission that SSVEC is to
meet by 2025,” said SSVEC CEO Creden
Huber.
"Today, power generated from solar
power plants is cost-competitive with
power from traditional, fossil fuel burning
plants," said Jorg Heinemann, SunPower
executive vice president, global power
plants and EPC. "We commend SSVEC
for its leadership in including solar in its
energy mix, enabling customers to take
advantage of Arizona's abundant solar
resource."
The project is expected to create 125 jobs
when construction begins in early 2016.
SunPower plans to design and build a
SunPower
®
Oasis
®
power plant system at
the site.Oasis is SunPower's fully integrated,
modular solar power block solution for
utility-scale solar projects, designed to
optimize land use and engineered for
rapid installation.