A New 1.5-Megawatt Solar Plant for Taos
The Kit Carson Rural Electric Cooperative in Taos has signed a power purchase agreement with Standard Solar Inc. for a 1.5-megawatt solar electric generating facility.
Under the agreement, Kit Carson will purchase electricity from the utility-scale photovoltaic facility for 25 years. Standard Solar will finance, develop and operate the system, to be installed on property owned by the Rio Costilla Cooperative Livestock Association near Amalia in northern New Mexico.
The facility will include 5,280 solar PV panels. It will offset approximately 1,500 tons of greenhouse gases per year, or the equivalent of planting a 221-acre forest, said Standard Solar CEO Tony Clifford in a news release.
We will be bringing solar power to KCEC customers in northern Taos County, Clifford said. It is an exciting project for both the customers who will reap the benefits of renewable energy and for Standard Solar as we extend our business into the Southwest.
Standard Solar formed in 2004 and is based in Rockville, Md. This is its first foray into the Southwest market.
The Kit Carson Rural Electric Cooperative in Taos has signed a power purchase agreement with Standard Solar Inc. for a 1.5-megawatt solar electric generating facility.
Under the agreement, Kit Carson will purchase electricity from the utility-scale photovoltaic facility for 25 years. Standard Solar will finance, develop and operate the system, to be installed on property owned by the Rio Costilla Cooperative Livestock Association near Amalia in northern New Mexico.
The facility will include 5,280 solar PV panels. It will offset approximately 1,500 tons of greenhouse gases per year, or the equivalent of planting a 221-acre forest, said Standard Solar CEO Tony Clifford in a news release.
We will be bringing solar power to KCEC customers in northern Taos County, Clifford said. It is an exciting project for both the customers who will reap the benefits of renewable energy and for Standard Solar as we extend our business into the Southwest.
Standard Solar formed in 2004 and is based in Rockville, Md. This is its first foray into the Southwest market.
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