Watching how this new solar energy project in Dover, DE is set up and how (and how well) it works may give Kent Countians some vicarious experience and background for making decisions here.
The Delaware Public Service Commission today approved Delmarva Power’s Dover SUN Park contracts. The approval represents a final step before construction gets under way on one of the largest solar energy projects in the region.
“Now, with the Commission’s full support, Dover SUN Park can become a reality for the state of Delaware, creating green, clean energy as well as more than a hundred construction jobs for the state,” said Gary Stockbridge, President, Delmarva Power Region.
The 10-megawatt (MW) solar power plant will be built on 103 acres of Dover-owned property in the Garrison Oak Technology Park. The utility-scale solar power plant, which will be owned by White Oak Solar Energy, LLC, an affiliate of LS Power, would supply enough clean power to serve 1,300 homes. Construction of Dover SUN Park is planned to start later this year, with full-scale operations expected to begin next summer.
The Delmarva Power agreements include:
A long-term contract with White Oak Solar Energy, LLC for the purchase of SRECs associated with the solar energy output from Dover SUN Park; and
A contract with the Delaware SEU for the preservation of SRECs and the ability to buy them back at a later date.
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