Balm Solar PV Park is a 74.4MW solar PV power project. It is located in Florida, the US. The project is currently active. It has been developed in single phase. Post completion of construction, the project got commissioned in September 2018.

Project Type Total Capacity (MW) Active Capacity (MW) Pipeline Capacity (MW) Project Status Project Location Project Developer
Solar PV 74.4 74.4 Active Florida, the US Tampa Electric

Description

The project is developed and owned by Tampa Electric.

Balm Solar PV Park is a ground-mounted solar project which is spread over an area of 544 acres.

The project supplies enough clean energy to power 11,387 households, offsetting 104,935t of carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) a year. The project cost is $110m.

The project consists of 736,226 modules.

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Development Status

The project got commissioned in September 2018.

Contractors Involved

The project is utilising single axis trackers supplied by GameChange Solar.

About Tampa Electric

Tampa Electric Co (TEC) is a subsidiary of Emera Inc., is an energy utility. It conducts the generation, purchase, transmission, distribution and sale of electricity and the distribution, purchase and sale of natural gas in Florida. The service area for electric operations covers West Central Florida, including Hillsborough County and parts of Polk, Pasco and Pinellas Counties. The company conducts its natural gas activities through Peoples Gas System and electricity activities through Tampa Electric division. TEC is headquartered in Tampa, Florida, the US.

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