Enlight’s US solar subsidiary Clenera has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) for the output from a 440MW solar plant in Arizona.
The 20-year PPA is with community-based energy utility SRP for the CO Bar Solar plant.
The project is situated north-west of Flagstaff and is due online in 2024.
Clenera, a developer of large-scale solar and storage projects and a subsidiary of Enlight Renewable Energy, will construct and operate CO Bar Solar.
This project is one of many that support SRP in its long-term decarbonisation goals.
It will also help SRP meet its expanded commitment to add 2025MW of new utility-scale solar resources by 2025.
CO Bar Solar will occupy up to 2400 acres of private land in Coconino County and construction is expected to begin in 2023.
Over the course of the 18-month construction timeline, it is expected that approximately 550 construction jobs will created, with many being local.
Clenera vice president of business development Jared McKee said: “We are excited to be working with SRP to develop one of the largest solar projects in Arizona.
“Clenera has historically paved the way for renewable energy in the state, and CO Bar Solar is yet another example of progress being made in Arizona’s clean energy sector. We thank SRP for their partnership to make this opportunity possible.”
Including this addition and others, SRP expects that nearly 50% of the retail energy it delivers to its customers will come from carbon free resources by 2025.
These new renewable energy resources contribute to SRP’s 2035 goals to reduce carbon intensity by 65% in 2035 and by 90% in 2050 from 2005 levels.