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Ashley-Chicot Electric Cooperative, Inc. (ACEC) announced plans to install a 1 MW solar system in Ashley County, AR. and will enter into a Solar Power Service Agreement (SPSA) with Today’s Power, Inc. (TPI).
According to Rodney Chapman, CEO of ACEC, “The board and management of Ashley-Chicot Electric Cooperative are excited to bring utility-scale solar power to the area. Our solar facility will provide 1 megawatt of solar power which will be consumed locally. It will provide enough power to serve approximately 135 homes at peak production. It will allow us to avoid a portion of our power demand charges while delivering clean renewable power.”
The project will feature a 3,888-panel tracking system which will cover approximately eight acres of land. ACEC will locate the solar site behind one of its existing distribution substations. The system consists of 1.4 MW of DC installed and 1.0 MW of AC inverted.
According to Michael Henderson, President of TPI, “we are excited to work with Ashley-Chicot Electric Cooperative as it serves its members. We enjoy working with electric cooperatives because their goal is to help improve the quality of life of their members. From the very beginning of the planning phase, the Ashley-Chicot Board of Directors and management emphasized that their members must receive economic as well as environmental benefit and this solar system accomplishes both.”
“This solar system will be among the most technologically advanced in the country. It is a system in which the members of Ashley-Chicot can be proud,” says Henderson.
More details on the Hamburg-based system will be provided at the “Flip-the-Switch” event.