The Mississippi Public Service Commission has approved today three solar installations totaling 105MW in US state.
Mississippi Power is collaborating with three solar energy businesses and the US Navy to build the three facilities.
They are: a 50MW plant in collaboration with Strata Solar in Hattiesburg; a 52MW facility with Origis Energy in Sumrall; and a 4-5MW project with Hannah Solar and the US Navy at the Naval Construction Battalion Center (Seabee Base) in Gulfport.
Construction of all three projects is slated to begin in early 2016.
The developers of the solar energy projects will finance each installation with Mississippi Power receiving all of the energy and associated renewable energy credits generated by the projects.
Mississippi Power president Anthony Wilson said: “These cost-effective, utility-scale solar energy projects once again place Mississippi Power at the forefront of the state’s energy economy by adding renewable energy into the company’s portfolio.”
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