Project will be third solar facility constructed by RES in Texas and second solar development for BNB in Texas
Renewable Energy Systems (RES), a leader in the development, engineering, and construction of wind, solar, transmission, and energy storage projects in the Americas, is pleased to announce it will construct and serve as the operations and maintenance contractor for the 102 megawatt (MW) Lamesa Solar Facility located in Dawson County, Texas. RES recently sold the project toSouthern Power, a subsidiary of Southern Company.
The project’s originating developer, BNB Renewable Energy Holdings, began working with landowners, local officials and community leaders in late 2013, and in mid-2015 entered into a joint development agreement with RES to complete the project. The project, which will comprise 410,000 photovoltaic panels, will generate enough electricity to power the energy needs of approximately 26,000 U.S. homes.
Construction will start in July 2016, with expected commercial operation by mid-2017. The project will employ approximately 300 workers during peak construction, will have three or more full-time O&M jobs, and will operate for up to 30 years.
“This project is our third and largest solar project in Texas, having already constructed more than 70 MW in the state,” said Chad Horton, VP, RES Development, Americas. “We look forward to working with BNB to bring more solar energy online in Texas. RES has been committed to bringing renewable energy to the state, having developed and or constructed more than 2,300 MW of wind to date.”
“A lot of important stakeholders worked together to make this project happen,” said Jos Nicholas, a partner at BNB, which also developed two utility-scale wind farms (totaling nearly 400MW) and a utility-scale solar project in Texas, all of which are operational. “On behalf of Southern, RES, and BNB, I want to thank the many landowners and City of Lamesa and Dawson County officials who played an instrumental role throughout the development process.”
About RES
Since 1997, RES has been providing development, engineering, construction, and operations services to the utility-scale wind, solar, transmission, and energy storage markets across the Americas. The company employs more than 500 full-time professionals and has over 8,000 MW of utility-scale renewable energy and energy storage projects and constructed more than 1,000 miles of transmissions lines throughout the U.S., Canada, and Chile. RES’ corporate office in U.S. is located in Broomfield, CO with regional offices located in Austin, TX, Minneapolis, MN, Old Saybrook, CT, and Sacramento and San Francisco, CA.
RES has developed and/or built over 10 GW of renewable energy capacity worldwide, has an asset management portfolio exceeding 1 GW, and is active in a range of renewable technologies including onshore wind, solar, energy storage, transmission, and demand side management.For more information, visit www.res-group.com
About BNB Renewable Energy Holdings
BNB Renewable Energy Holdings, with offices in New York City, Boston, Austin, and Exton, Pa., has developed and constructed nearly 500MW of commercial- and utility-scale wind, solar and biogas power plants throughout the United States, with an additional 1GW under active development in the U.S., Mexico and South America. The company has worked with Fortune 500 companies like Campbell Soup and Mars Inc. to incorporate renewable sources into their energy mix.For more information, visit: www.bnbrenewables.com
Media Contacts:
RES
Raheleh Folkert
303.439.4200
raheleh.folkerts@res-group.com
BNB Renewable Energy Holdings
Jos Nicholas
617-803-2294
jnicholas@bnbrenewables.com
About Renewable Energy Systems
RES (Renewable Energy Systems) is one of the world’s leading independent renewable energy companies. At the forefront of renewable energy development for over 30 years, RES has developed and/or built over 10GW of renewable energy capacity worldwide. RES’ core activities are onshore wind, offshore wind and solar, and technologies that will be enablers to a low carbon future – Energy Storage, Demand Side Management and Transmission. RES is headquartered in the United Kingdom and operates across the globe.