Amazon signs PPA deal with Lightsource BP for the 375 MWdc solar PV project in Ohio
Lightsource bp has signed a power purchase agreement with Amazon for the 375 MWdc solar project, which is under development in Ohio, USA.
Once complete, the solar facility is expected to deliver nearly 600,000MWh annually of additional renewable energy for Amazon operations locally – equivalent to the annual electricity consumption of about 55,000 U.S. homes.
The project will be located in Auglaize and Allen Counties. Generation from the solar project is expected to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 423,700 metric tons of CO2 annually.
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