A&B’s subsidiary will develop and operate the facility on a 20-acre, industrial-zoned parcel of land owned by A&B adjacent to KIUC’s Port Allen Station power plant.
A&B unit will sell the power generated by the power plant to KIUC under a 20-year, fixed-rate power purchase agreement signed by the parties.
Construction on the PV facility is expected to commence in late 2011 with completion before the end of next year.
The 6MW polycrystalline panel solar plant will be integrated with a battery energy storage system (BESS) installed by KIUC at the point of interconnection to the grid.
The BESS will facilitate greater stability on the KIUC system by maintaining a predictable flow of power from the Port Allen solar facility and other intermittent generation resources, KIUC said.
