Encore finishes 2.2-MW solar array for Vermont utility

• Vermont Public Power Supply Authority (VPPSA) and Encore Renewable Energy have actually hooked the Lawrence Brook Solar project to the grid in Morrisville, Vermont.

The brand-new 2.2-MW solar array is sited on building had by Morrisville resident Jeanette Davis. Formerly utilized for corn silage, the land currently hosts a renewable energy project under a 25-year lease agreement that will provide earnings for Davis and allow her to keep possession of her family members's land.

The tidy electrical energy produced from Lawrence Brook Solar is bought by VPPSA on behalf of Morrisville Water & Light. Like all Vermont utilities, Morrisville Water & Light is increasingly giving its clients with renewable electrical power according to requirements set by the state's renewable energy standard. A part of the sustainable portfolio must originate from tiny generators located within Vermont. Lawrence Brook Solar is expected to produce 3,500 MWh of electrical power in its initial year, going beyond the in-state eco-friendly generation needs by 130%.

" Our mission is to maintain electric prices budget friendly for our neighborhood," claimed Morrisville Water & Light General Manager Penny Jones. "Our consumers can take pride understanding their electricity is originating from progressively renewable energies with costs staying reduced as well as secure."

This is the 2nd solar array to be stimulated under the VPPSA and Encore Renewable Energy public-private partnership. VPPSA as well as Encore have actually set up to construct a 10-MW solar portfolio together, making up 16% of VPPSA participant utilities' peak need. Solar projects will certainly be sited across multiple VPPSA participant utility areas.

Under the partnership, Encore performs all design, growth, financing, and building of solar projects. VPPSA handles the resulting electric generation as well as maximizes its value for its member utilities' neighborhoods.

" It is central to our goal to establish solar projects that benefit the neighborhood area," stated Chad Farrell, CEO and Founder of Encore Renewable Energy. "Lawrence Brook Solar goes beyond giving economical electrical energy to ratepayers with the additional benefit of being a reliable source of income allowing Jeanette Davis to maintain her family members's land."

The commissioning of Lawrence Brook Solar represents one more landmark in our partnership with Encore Renewable Energy," claimed VPPSA General Manager Ken Nolan. "VPPSA's objective is to aid Vermont communities satisfy their objectives, as well as we are grateful to have Encore aiding us develop utility-scale solar that permits our communities to reap the benefits of sustainable, reputable, as well as budget friendly energy."