ACCIONA to set up largest solar project in Kentucky

• ACCIONA has obtained the consent to create its first Kentucky solar farm from the state's siting board. The 188-MW Fleming County project is one of four in Kentucky, Ohio and Illinois that belonged to a power acquisition agreement with Amazon announced last year.

" We are exceptionally excited to receive this authorization from the Kentucky Siting Board, and say thanks to the Board for this order," stated Joaquín Castillo, Chief Executive Officer of ACCIONA Energy in the UNITED STATE "Our team believe the Fleming County Solar Farm can be a vital item of post-pandemic economic recovery for the county, as well as will certainly be a version for future solar development in Kentucky."

The project represents a substantial advance for solar energy in the state, and has the chance to more than dual installed-solar in Kentucky, according to information from the Solar Energy Industry Association and also lately approved Kentucky projects. The project was the initial to experience the general public hearing procedure currently required for projects in the state.

ACCIONA will certainly invest almost $200 million in the Fleming County Solar Farm, which will certainly have a considerable economic impact on Fleming County, where it is located, with the creation of approximately 300 jobs throughout building and construction, as well as local tax obligation contributions to sustain the county and local school areas. In addition, the project will belong to ACCIONA's Social Impact Management program, which reinvests a portion of the project's yearly profits into community efforts to boost education and learning, health as well as ecological stewardship.

In December, ACCIONA introduced an arrangement with Amazon to supply 641 MW of clean energy to Amazon from projects in Illinois, Ohio and also Kentucky. ACCIONA plans to begin on a 100-MW Illinois project that is part of that arrangement next month. Two added projects continue to be in review with state allowing authorities.