Avangrid activates 300,000 solar panel project in Ohio

Avangrid has started delivering electricity from the 150 MW Powell Creek solar project in Putnam County, Ohio, USA.

The Powell Creek Solar Project (Project) is a 150 MWac solar facility that will be located on approximately 1,350 acres of privately-owned land in Palmer and Liberty Townships, Putnam County, Ohio. The Project will consist of 300,000 photovoltaic panels, along with access roads, electric collection cables, a collection substation, a laydown area for construction staging, an operation and maintenance building, and pyranometers. The energy generated at the Project will deliver power to the new interconnection substation located adjacent to the East Leipsic-Richland 138 kilovolt transmission line. The Project is expected to generate enough electricity to power over 30,000 homes per year.

It will stimulate the local economy through property tax and landowner payments. The solar project is expected to generate US$31 million in taxes over its life, supporting public services, including education departments.