Blue Sky Solar Farm is a 369MW solar PV power project. It is planned in Illinois, the US. According to GlobalData, who tracks and profiles over 170,000 power plants worldwide, the project is currently at the permitting stage. It will be developed in a single phase. The project construction is likely to commence in 2023 and is expected to enter into commercial operation in December 2024. Buy the profile here.
Description
The project is being developed by Renewable Energy Systems and Scout Clean Energy. The project is currently owned by Scout Clean Energy with a stake of 100%.
Blue Sky Solar Farm is a ground-mounted solar project which is planned over 2,700 acres.
The project is expected to generate 585,000MWh electricity and supply enough clean energy to power 67,000 households. The project cost is expected to be around $400m.
Development status
The project construction is expected to commence from 2023. Subsequent to that it will enter into commercial operation by December 2024.
Power purchase agreement
The power generated from the project will be sold to Constellation Energy under a power purchase agreement. The offtake capacity is expected to be 250MW.
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About Renewable Energy Systems
Renewable Energy Systems Ltd (RES) is a subsidiary of Renewable Energy Systems Holdings Ltd is a renewable energy company that designs, develops, constructs, finances and operates energy development projects. The company offers project development, design and engineering, construction, commissioning, operation and maintenance, asset management, transmission and distribution project management, technical support and advisory services and among others. It undertakes offshore wind projects, solar projects, transmission projects and energy storage projects. The company has operations in the UK and Ireland, the US, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Turkey and Scandinavia. RES is headquartered in Kings Langley, the UK.
About Scout Clean Energy
Scout Clean Energy LLC is a Alternative Energy company that provides wind, solar and energy storage services. The company is Headquartered in Boulder, Colorado, The U.S.
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This information is drawn from GlobalData’s Power Intelligence Center, which provides detailed profiles of over 170,000 active, planned and under construction power plants worldwide from announcement through to operation across all technologies and countries worldwide.
