[CPEO-BIF] "Ameresco planning 27-MW solar brownfield project in [DePue] Illinois"

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Ameresco planning 27-MW solar brownfield project in Illinois

By Billy Ludt 
Ameresco release on Solar Power World
October 8, 2019


Ameresco, an energy efficiency and renewable energy company, announced that it will develop a 27-MW solar farm in DePue, Illinois. Upon completion, the DePue solar farm will be the largest in Bureau County and in the company’s history, and will directly advance the state’s goal of reaching 25% renewable energy by 2025.

Ameresco will be the developer, builder and owner of the DePue solar farm, which will consist of more than 71,000 solar PV panels installed on ballast blocks. It is estimated to produce 37,000 MWh of green, emission-free energy in its first year of operation.

“The Village of DePue is very happy to be the home of the Ameresco Solar project and is looking forward to working with them to make it a reality,” said Eric Bryant, village president.

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For the entire release, see
https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2019/10/ameresco-planning-solar-brownfield-project-in-illinois/

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director
Center for Public Environmental Oversight
A project of the Pacific Studies Center
LSiegel@cpeo.org
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