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Solar power plant
In early 2015 Mississippi Power and Strata Solar announced plans to build a 50 megawatt solar power plant in Hattiesburg at the industrial park at a cost of about $100 million (about $2/watt)[1] (the Kemper County power plant, by comparison, is expected to produce about 582 megawatts at a cost of $7.1 billion, or about $12.20/watt)[2]). Later the location of the proposed solar power planned was changed to a 460 acre site along Bonhomie Road due to concerns about potential glare shining at aircraft flying near the Hattiesburg airport.[3] The Hattiesburg city council approved the project on October 20, 2015[4], and the Mississippi Public Service Commission approved the project on November 10[5].
A groundbreaking ceremony was held at the Lake Terrace Convention Center on April 27, 2016.[6] The plant held a ribbon-cutting ceremony on September 15, 2017.[7]
References[edit]
- ↑ Mississippi Power announces plans for largest utility-scale solar projects in the state, press release, April 23, 2015
- ↑ http://www.mississippipower.com/about-energy/plants/kemper-county-energy-facility/facts
- ↑ Hattiesburg to relocate solar farm project by Tim Doherty, Hattiesburg American, Octiber 1, 2015
- ↑ Strata Solar farm approved to build in Hattiesburg by Amanda LaBrot, WDAM, October 20, 2015
- ↑ PSC Approves Mississippi Power's Utility-Scale Solar, press release, November 17, 2015
- ↑ Ground broken for solar energy facility in Hattiesburg by Lici Beveridge, Hattiesburg American, April 27, 2016
- ↑ Mississippi Power solar facility operating in Hattiesburg by Lici Beveridge, Hattiesburg American, September 15, 2017