CHICAGO, Illinois - (December 23, 2013) – Today, Invenergy Clean Power LLC(“Invenergy”) announced the recent completion of construction and the start ofcommercial operations of its Lakeland Solar Farms (“Lakeland”), located approximately20 miles northeast of Valdosta, Georgia.
Lakeland consists of two 1 MW solar photovoltaic facilities in Lanier County. Outputfrom the plants is sold to Georgia Power under long-term power purchase agreements,awarded to Invenergy under the utility’s Medium-Scale Advanced Solar Initiative.
“Lakeland is our first power generation facility in Georgia, and we’re really pleased tocreate a new source of clean, homegrown energy in Lanier County,” said Jim Shield,Chief Development Officer at Invenergy. “We greatly appreciate the support we’vereceived, and are proud to invest in the local area. Invenergy looks forward to a long-term, successful relationship with our host community.”
Construction on Lakeland began in October of 2013 and created 50 temporary jobs.Evergreen Solar Services served as the general contractor, and Blue Oak Energy Inc.performed engineering duties. The solar farms bring further economic benefit throughannual property tax payments.
Lakeland, which features more than 6,800 photovoltaic (PV) solar modules, is operatedand maintained by Invenergy Services, an affiliate of Invenergy.
About Invenergy
Invenergy and its affiliated companies develop, own and operate large-scale renewableand other clean energy generation facilities in North America and Europe. NorthAmerica’s largest independent wind power generation company, Invenergy is committedto clean power alternatives and continued innovation in electricity generation. Thecompany’s home office is located in Chicago and it has regional development officesthroughout the United States and in Canada and Europe.
Invenergy has developed approximately 8,000 MW of clean energy projects that are inoperation, in construction, or under contract, including 63 wind, solar, and natural gaspower facilities. For more information, please visit www.invenergyllc.com.
Contact:Alissa KrinskyDirector of Communications312-582-1554 or akrinsky@invenergyllc.com