Invenergy selling Long Island solar to Duke
Duke Energy Renewables is acquiring the 24.9-megawatt (MW) Shoreham Solar Commons project on Long Island from Invenergy.
The project, currently under construction by Invenergy, is located in Brookhaven, New York, about 60 miles east of Manhattan. It is being built on the grounds of the former Tallgrass Golf Course and is expected to be complete in the second quarter of 2018.
The Long Island Power Authority (LIPA) will purchase the power under a 20-year agreement.
Rob Caldwell, president, Duke Energy Renewables and Distributed Energy Technology, said:
"We are excited to enter New York with a renewables project that offers many benefits to the state and local community. The solar project will help meet the energy needs of LIPA's customers while delivering tremendous economic and environmental benefits."
Invenergy's EVP and Chief Development Officer Bryan Schueler, commented:
"Duke Energy has a reputation of excellence and we are pleased to help them and their stakeholders meet the increasing demand for affordable, renewable energy. Repurposing the former Tallgrass Golf Course into a solar site eliminates the use of pesticides and fertilizers on the property, protecting Long Island's fresh water aquifer and providing environmental benefits in addition to the generation of renewable energy."
The energy generated from this project is estimated to displace 29,000 tons of greenhouse gas emissions annually and create nearly 1 million megawatt-hours of clean, renewable energy over its lifetime. Also, with the redevelopment, Invenergy is planting an additional 2,000 trees on the site.
Invenergy recently closed construction financing for the project with MUFG, the administrative agent and lead arranger.
Duke Energy Renewables will close on the transaction post-construction, pending federal and local approvals.
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