Swift Current Energy’s 402MWac Mineral Basin Solar project has been awarded a 20-year contract as part of New York State’s largest-ever state investment in renewable energy.
Mineral Basin Solar is the largest land-based energy project to be selected as a part of the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority’s (NYSERDA) competitive 2022 Renewable Energy Standard solicitation, Swift Current said.
Mineral Basin Solar is sited on reclaimed coal mine sites in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, making it the largest solar facility in Pennsylvania and one of the largest solar facilities in the United States to be sited on former mine land, it added.
Construction of the project could begin as soon as summer 2024 and the project is scheduled to be online by the second half of 2026.
Once operational, energy and RECs will be delivered to the New York Control Area and Swift Current will remain the long-term owner and operator of the solar plant.
Eric Lammers, Swift Current Energy co-founder and chief executive said: “Clearfield County and Goshen and Girard Townships have contributed to the energy economy in the form of coal mining for generations.
“The development, construction, and operation of the Mineral Basin Solar project will continue the community’s leadership in energy production and show how former mine sites can be innovatively repurposed at scale for a new and restorative purpose in the nation’s energy landscape.”