RE Gillespie I is a 20MW solar PV power project. It is located in Arizona, the US. The project is currently active. It has been developed in single phase. Post completion of construction, the project got commissioned in January 2014.

Project Type Total Capacity (MW) Active Capacity (MW) Pipeline Capacity (MW) Project Status Project Location Project Developer
Solar PV 20 20 Active Arizona, the US Recurrent Energy

Description

The project was developed by Recurrent Energy. Google and KKR are currently owning the project.

RE Gillespie I is a ground-mounted solar project which is spread over an area of 152 acres.

The project supplies enough clean energy to power 3,280 households. The project cost is $57.708m.

Development Status

The project got commissioned in January 2014.

Power Purchase Agreement

The power generated from the project is sold to Arizona Public Service under a power purchase agreement for a period of 30 years, starting from 2014.

About Recurrent Energy

Recurrent Energy LLC (Recurrent Energy) a subsidiary of Canadian Solar Inc, is a clean energy company that develops utility-scale solar and energy storage projects. The company specializes in the development and operation solar energy projects that generate electricity. It has solar projects in North America. Recurrent Energy’s projects include Rosamond 1, Rosamond 2, Victor Phelan, Gillespie, Sunningdale 1, Apollo, Mustang and Garland project, and among others. The company has operations in the US and Canada. Recurrent Energy is headquartered in San Francisco, California, the US.

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