Largest Solar Project in Eastern US Progresses Despite Market Uncertainty
Mega-solar projects topping 500 megawatts have cropped up in many regions of the U.S., but land constraints have mostly kept such behemoths out of the Southeast — until now.
Two weeks ago, sPower secured tax equity financing for a 620-megawatt project it first proposed in 2018. The Utah-based developer says the Spotsylvania Solar Energy Center, which will be built in phases and finished in 2021, will be the largest solar plant east of the Rockies. It's sPower's first project in Virginia, but the developer has 1.2 gigawatts planned for the state.
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