ENGIE and renewables investor Hannon Armstrong have achieved operational completion of their 2300MW onshore wind and solar projects portfolio in the US.
The nine wind farms, comprising 1.8GW, and four solar arrays, comprising 0.5GW, were constructed from late 2019 through to the autumn of 2021 and are estimated to be producing enough energy to provide power to the equivalent of over 500,000 US homes.
The final renewable project, a 50MW solar farm in Virginia, has now been successfully commissioned and transferred into ENGIE and Hannon Armstrong’s portfolio partnership.
The 13 projects supported more than 3500 mostly local jobs during the construction phase, Hannon Armstrong said.
The sites will provide long-term property tax revenues in 15 counties across five states supporting services and growth in these largely rural American communities, the company added.
ENGIE was responsible for the development and will be the operator of each site, through which it will offer long-term relationships with local communities over the coming decades.
Hannon Armstrong said that each of the 13 projects has off-take agreements with customers, where the renewable energy generated is supporting delivery of commitments to a lower carbon future.
Engie North America chief renewables officer Dave Carroll said: “We are delighted to commission our final project in this complex portfolio.
“That was an ambitious project and the team delivered– both in ENGIE and Hannon Armstrong.
“Our successful delivery of this world-class portfolio of renewable projects demonstrates what can be done when you have the right team and the right partners.”
Hannon Armstrong chief client officer Susan Nickey said: “Achieving the final commissioning of this landmark multi-gigawatt renewable portfolio was only made possible through the incredible collaboration and best-in-class execution of our valued partners at ENGIE.
“We share a common mission to accelerate the rapid adoption of climate solutions, and we believe this portfolio of projects is a model example of what can and must be done at scale to meet our country’s ambitious decarbonization goals with clean and reliable energy.”
Hannon Armstrong said that the 2.3GW portfolio is part of ENGIE North Americas’ more than 3GW of renewable generation in the US today with a pipeline of 10GW of growth projects.