伊利诺伊州 Kendall 县 Sandwich 社区太阳能电站投运：7500 块光伏板年发电超 800 万度
伊利诺伊州 Kendall 县 Sandwich 市一座新的社区太阳能电站近日投运。Generate Capital 与 TurningPoint Energy 于 10 月 20 日为电站举行投运剪彩，相关通稿 21 日发布。该电站装机 3.5 兆瓦（交流），占地约 23 英亩，安装近 7500 块太阳能电池板，预计每年可生产超过 800 万千瓦时的清洁电力。这是两家公司在伊利诺伊州八个项目、总计 34.5 兆瓦社区太阳能组合中首个投运的电站，也是 Kendall 县首批通过州 Illinois Shines 计划开发的社区太阳能项目之一。项目由 TurningPoint Energy 开发，Generate Capital 出资、建设、持有并运营，所发电量供应 ComEd 服务范围内的客户，目前已有 90 户本地订户，包括居民和小型企业，其中专门划出部分容量面向低收入家庭。社区太阳能模式允许没有条件自装屋顶光伏的用户通过认购共享电站份额享受清洁电力和电费优惠。Generate Capital 投资董事总经理 Peggy Flannery 表示，社区太阳能是可持续基础设施为所服务社区带来即时、实在好处的一个很好的例子。两家公司称，组合全部建成后，预计在运营期内可为伊利诺伊州订户节省近 7000 万美元电费。剪彩仪式当天有当地官员、社区代表和项目团队出席。
Community Solar Farm Energized in Sandwich, Kendall County, Illinois: Nearly 7,500 Panels to Generate Over 8 Million kWh a Year
A new community solar farm has come online in the city of Sandwich in Kendall County, Illinois. Generate Capital and TurningPoint Energy held a ribbon-cutting for the facility on October 20, with the announcement released on October 21. The 3.5-megawatt (AC) facility spans approximately 23 acres and features nearly 7,500 solar panels, and is expected to generate more than 8 million kilowatt-hours of clean electricity annually. It is the first facility to come online in the companies' eight-project, 34.5-megawatt Illinois community solar portfolio, and one of the first community solar projects in Kendall County developed through the state's Illinois Shines program. The project was developed by TurningPoint Energy and is financed, built, owned and operated by Generate Capital. Its power serves customers in ComEd's service territory, with 90 local subscribers already signed up, including residents and small businesses, and dedicated capacity set aside for low-income households. The community solar model allows customers who cannot install rooftop panels to share in a solar farm and receive utility bill savings. Peggy Flannery, Managing Director of Investments at Generate Capital, said community solar is a great example of how sustainable infrastructure can deliver immediate, tangible benefits to the communities it serves. The companies said the full portfolio is expected to deliver nearly $70 million in projected electricity cost savings to Illinois subscribers over its operating life. Local officials, community members and project partners attended the ribbon-cutting.
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