RES breaks ground on America’s largest bifacial solar farm

Renewable Energy Systems (RES) has announced the start of construction on the Southern Oak Solar Project in the state of Georgia. The project, which was developed by Invenergy, will be America’s largest bifacial solar project to date. The solar energy output from the project, including all the renewable energy credits and environmental attributes, is sold to Georgia Power through Georgia Power's Renewable Energy Development Initiative (REDI) program.

In addition to debuting LONGi’s bifacial modules, Southern Oak will also see the implementation of NEXTracker’s single axis tracker racking system.

The construction will generate more than 400 construction jobs and the project will generate more than $12 million in local economic development over the next ten years of operation. The facility is projected to be completed and operating by the end of 2019.