Atlantic Wind & Solar has announced the addition of one more utility scale solar plant in Ontario.
The photovoltaic plant consists of a 111.585 KW AC/ 132.345 KW DC fixed array of 255W poly-crystalline modules.
The power generated from the facility will be sold to Ontario Power Authority on 20 years of PPA.
Atlantic Solar has already grid connected ten projects in Ontario, Canada, supplying power to the Ontario Power Authority.
Most of these projects were purchased and are now owned and operated by Ontario municipality.
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On the other hand, it is expected that the continued growth in utility-scale solar power generation as total renewables used for electricity and heat generation are projected to grow by 3.3 percent in 2015.
Diversified utilities highlighted here are Atlantic Wind & Solar, First Solar, Exelon, Southern Company and Calpine.
In January, First Solar announced the launch of its Energy Capacity Assessment Tool for the first time in solar energy industry.
The interactive Assessment Tool allows developers and investors to evaluate the feasibility and energy output of ground-mounted utility-scale projects, using its advanced thin film technology, anywhere in the world.
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Exelon’s seven nuclear power plants in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions ran at full capacity during the recent winter storm producing 10,832 megawatts of electricity per hour.
Southern Company is a public electric utility involved in the generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity through coal, nuclear, oil and gas, and hydro resources in the states of Alabama, Georgia, Florida, and Mississippi.
As of December 31, 2013, the company owned and operated 33 hydroelectric generating stations, 32 fossil fuel generating stations, 3 nuclear generating stations, 13 combined cycle/cogeneration stations, 6 solar facilities, 1 landfill gas facility, and 1 biomass facility.
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