PROJECT DESCRIPTION
This 2.62-megawatt (MW) Danville solar system consists of over 6,600 solar modules and is connected to the Ameren utility grid. The completed project is expected to generate over 3,600,000 kWh of electricity and offset over 1,500 metric tons of carbon dioxide annually. These figures are equivalent to powering 350 Illinois homes and removing approximately 480 cars from the road. This “brightfield” solar project in Danville, Illinois, was built on a former General Motors Powertrain Division Plant turned brownfield site. Greenbacker Renewable Energy Company, an independent power producer and green energy investment company, is the owner of the installation. This project also contributes to Illinois’ Future Energy Jobs Act, which requires that 2,700 MW of solar to be installed in Illinois by 2030 and that 2% of those projects come from brownfield sites, like closed landfills.
Details
Project Completion Date — May 2022
Designed Annual Output — 3,600,000 kWh
Rated System Size — 2.6 MWdc
Offsets — Offset over 1,500 metric tons of carbon dioxide annually. Equivalent to powering 350 Illinois homes and removing approximately 480 cars from the road.
“We’re proud to have been a partner on this project designed to help meet sustainability goals and offer clean, resilient energy to the surrounding community,” said Louis P. Maltezos, executive vice president, Ameresco. “This installation is a prime example of using innovative cleantech solutions to identify clean energy uses for public land.”
Louis P. Maltezos
