In a press release distributed yesterday, Entergy Louisiana announced it will be purchasing 475 megawatts of additional solar power from four solar facilities across the state.
Under the new contracts, Entergy said it will receive carbon-free power from the following solar facilities: Vacherie Solar Energy Center – a 150-megawatt resource in St. James Parish, Sunlight Road Solar– a 50-megawatt resource in Washington Parish, St. Jacques Louisiana Solar – a 150-megawatt resource in St. James Parish, and Elizabeth – a 125-megawatt resource in Allen Parish.
Entergy Louisiana President and CEO Phillip May says these projects will provide clean and affordable energy for local communities and help their customers meet sustainability goals.
Entergy said once constructed and ready to connect to the power grid, it will purchase power from the Vacherie, Sunlight Road and Elizabeth solar facilities under 20-year agreements.
The St. Jacques solar facility, however, will be under a build-own-transfer agreement, meaning Entergy will own and maintain the facility once built.
The 350-megawatts of solar energy resources in St. James and Washington Parish sites will be built by D. E. Shaw Renewable Investments (DESRI) while the Allen Parish facility will be built by Opdenergy.
