Under the terms of the power purchase agreement, the Colorado-based firm will supply the renewable energy generated from the San Isabel solar project for over 25 years to the Tri-State, a power utility owned by 44 member electric cooperatives and public power districts.
Planned to be commissioned in the fourth quarter of 2016, the San Isabel solar project willfeature more than 100,000 photovoltaic solar panels spread acorss 250 acres of land in Las Animas County, located approximately 20 miles north of Trinidad, Colorado.
The project is located within the service territory of San Isabel Electric Association (SIEA), a Tri-State member system and not-for-profit, member-owned rural electric cooperative serving all or parts of seven counties in southern Colorado.
juwi president and CEO Michael Martin said: "We appreciate the ongoing collaborative efforts of Tri-State, SIEA, Las Animas County, the landowners and other partners, which will enable us to supplement the current use of the rangeland property by building a power plant that will generate low-cost, clean energy for the region."
Image: The San Isabel solar project is planned to be built within the service territory of San Isabel Electric Association (SIEA). Photo: courtesy of franky242/ FreeDigitalPhotos.net.
