Texas-based solar company adds site in Bar Harbor
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Houston-based EDP Renewables North America LLC has started commercial operations at a solar facility in Bar Harbor.
Four months after completing a solar project in Bristol on Maine’s midcoast, Houston-based EDP Renewables North America LLC said it has started operating a facility in Bar Harbor.
The company did not disclose its investment in Bar Harbor, only that the project supported 50 local jobs during the project supported 50 local jobs during development and construction.
“Maine needs reliable energy to power its communities and its economy, and we’re proud to meet that need with innovative, affordable power solutions that support jobs, investment, and continued growth,” said David Kane, director of development at the company’s distributed generation subsidiary.
“Bar Harbor Solar is proof of our commitment to Maine’s energy future, and we look forward to delivering more cost-saving, tax revenue-generating power infrastructure that serves the state’s residents, communities and businesses,” he added.
The Bar Harbor facility will save more than 1,480 pounds of carbon emissions annually and generate more than $88,000 in energy savings in the first year of operations, the company said.
EDP Renewables North America and its distributed generation subsidiary have a combined statewide clean energy portfolio of more than 400 megawatts in development that will power 186,000 homes and support hundreds of jobs during construction and operations, according to Tuesday's announcement.
EDP Renewables North America, owned by Spain’s EDP Renováveis, has 61 wind farms, 26 solar parks and eight regional offices across the continent. It has developed more than 12,000 MW and operates more than 11,400 MW of onshore utility–scale renewable energy projects.
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