Avangrid begins commercial operation of its Powell Creek solar plant in Ohio 1j4s4

Avangrid, Iberdrola’s company in the United States, has begun commercial operation at its new Powell Creek solar facility in Putnam County, Ohio.

The Powell Creek plant includes more than 300,000 solar s and it is estimated that it will contribute more than €27M to local taxes over its lifetime and around €1M in annual lease payments.

Powell Creek is Avangrid's second project in Ohio following the 304 MW Blue Creek wind farm built in 2012. Avangrid now has more than 500 MW of installed capacity in Ohio, which can generate electricity for more than 100,000 US homes a year.

Avangrid has added nearly 600 MW of domestic power capacity to the US grid in the last six months. This achievement underscores Avangrid's commitment to meeting the growing demand for electricity, ing local jobs and ensuring that homes and businesses have a reliable power source.

Avangrid operates around 10.5 GW of capacity across the country.

You can read the full story at the Avangrid Press Room.