August 24 (Renewables Now) – US utility Alliant Vitality Corp (NASDAQ:LNT) has kicked off business operations at a 50-MW photo voltaic park in Wisconsin, its first utility-scale photovoltaic (PV) farm that goes on-line below a 1-GW capability deployment plan.
The Bear Creek photo voltaic park is positioned within the state’s Richland County and will likely be able to producing sufficient electrical energy to produce roughly 13,000 properties, Alliant Vitality stated on Monday.
Constructed by engineering, procurement and development (EPC) contractor Burns & McDonnell, the PV farm was put in as a part of the utility’s Clear Vitality Blueprint that envisages the development of over 1 GW of utility-scale photo voltaic crops throughout 12 websites in Wisconsin. After Bear Creek, extra crops are anticipated to start operations later this yr.
The Bear Creek mission will carry round USD 200,000 (EUR 201,590) in mixed shared income funds to Richland County and the city of Buena Vista per yr over the facility plant’s 30-year operational lifespan. Development works have been initiated in July 2021.
Alliant Vitality goals to take away coal from its energy era fleet by 2040 and obtain net-zero emissions by 2050.
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