[CPEO-BIF] "Solar power plant lights up abandoned nuclear project, " Surgoinsville, Tennessee

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Solar power plant lights up abandoned nuclear project

by John Fitzgerald Weaver 
Electrek
July 5, 2017

Since 1981, 36 years ago, the Phipps Bend Nuclear Power Plant in Surgoinsville, Tennessee has sat abandoned. As of today – that site is finally producing CO2 free electricity, but instead with a 1MW solar power plant.

‘Birdseye Renewable Energy recently partnered with United Renewable Energy to design and construct a solar farm bringing energy generation to Hawkins County.’

The solar power plant is 1MW of peak production. The plant will produce approximately 1,100-1,400MWh/year. Considering the average household uses about 11MWh/year and contains 2.5 people, a system like this will provide enough electricity to balance out about 100 households and 250 people. The system will run for up to, or possibly more than, 30 years (modern solar panels are projected to run for greater than 35 years above 80% of their original power ratings).

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For the entire article, see
https://electrek.co/2017/07/05/solar-power-plant-phillips-bend-nuclear/

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Lenny Siegel
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