EDP Renewables North Carolina Solar PV Park is a 74MW solar PV power project. It is planned in North Carolina, the US. The project is currently in permitting stage. It will be developed in single phase. Post completion of the construction, the project is expected to get commissioned in 2023.

Project Type	Total Capacity (MW)	Active Capacity (MW)	Pipeline Capacity (MW)	Project Status	Project Location	Project Developer
Solar PV	74	–	74	Permitting	North Carolina, the US	EDP Renewables North America; Orion Renewable Energy Group

Description

The project is being developed by EDP Renewables North America and Orion Renewable Energy Group. The project is currently owned by EDP Renewables North America with a stake of 100%.

EDP Renewables North Carolina Solar PV Park is a ground-mounted solar project which is planned over 500 acres.

The project cost is expected to be around $70m.

The solar power project consists of 340,000 modules, each with 340W nameplate capacity.

32 inverters are likely to get installed at the project site.

Development Status

Post completion of the construction, the project is expected to get commissioned in 2023.

Power Purchase Agreement

The power generated from the project will be sold to Duke Energy Carolinas under a power purchase agreement from 2023. The offtake capacity is expected to be 74MW.

About EDP Renewables North America

EDP Renewables North America LLC (EDPR NA), formerly Horizon Wind Energy LLC, a subsidiary of EDP Renovaveis SA, is a renewable energy company that develops, operates and constructs wind farms and solar parks. The company’s wind farms include Blue Canyon Wind Farm, Elkhorn Valley Wind Farm, Lone Star Wind Farm, Lost Lake Wind Farm, Kittitas Valley Wind Farm, Madison Wind Farm, Meridian Way Wind Farm and Pioneer Prairie Wind Farm, among others. It also operates Lone Valley Solar Parks that supports sustainable energy generation. The company has operations throughout the US and Canada. EDPR NA is headquartered in Houston, Texas, the US.

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