Cumberland Solar PV Park 1 is a 20MW solar PV power project. It is located in Alabama, the US. The project is currently active. It has been developed in single phase. Post completion of construction, the project got commissioned in December 2018.
| Project Type | Total Capacity (MW) | Active Capacity (MW) | Pipeline Capacity (MW) | Project Status | Project Location | Project Developer | Solar PV | 20 | 20 | – | Active | Alabama, the US | Silicon Ranch |
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Description
The project is developed and owned by Silicon Ranch.
Cumberland Solar PV Park 1 is a ground-mounted solar project which is spread over an area of 130 acres.
The project supplies enough clean energy to power 3,000 households. The project cost is $29.735m.
The project consists of 170,220 modules, each with 117.5W nameplate capacity.
Development Status
The project got commissioned in December 2018.
Power Purchase Agreement
The power generated from the project is sold to Tennessee Valley Authority under a power purchase agreement for a period of 20 years. The contracted capacity is 14.7MW.
Contractors Involved
McCarthy Building Companies was selected to render EPC services for the solar PV power project.
The project is utilising single axis trackers supplied by NEXTracker.
About Silicon Ranch
Silicon Ranch Corp (Silicon Ranch) develops, owns and operates solar energy plants. The company offers services such as site evaluation, project development, and financing, among others. It caters its services to utilities, industrial facilities, governmental agencies, military and defense facilities, educational institutions and commercial businesses. Silicon Ranch works in collaboration with various power generation companies to develop and operate projects in US. The company undertakes and develops projects across the US. Silicon Ranch is headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee, the US.
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