Sunflower Solar Power Station

How many homes will the sunflower solar station Power?

The Sunflower Solar Station in the Mississippi Delta will provide enough energy to power 16,000 homes. “It’s a historic day for Entergy Mississippi, our customers and our state,” Entergy Mississippi president and CEO Haley Fisackerly said prior to the unveiling.

Where is Entergy Mississippi's sunflower solar station?

Solar panels at Entergy Mississippi's new Sunflower Solar Station in Ruleville. The Sunflower Solar Station is the first plant in what will eventually be the most significant expansion of renewable power in the state’s history, according to Fisackerly. The year was 1980. I was in 8th grade at Coleman Junior High School in Greenville.

Who built the sunflower solar station in Mississippi?

The Sunflower Solar Station employed Mississippi vendors and construction workers. Attala Steel, based in Kosciusko, supplied 2,475 tons of steel for foundations. Additionally, A-1 Kendrick Fencing Company, based in Jackson, installed the perimeter fence. MORE: Entergy wants to build a $138 million solar energy plant in Mississippi

Who owns the sunflower solar project in Mississippi?

Entergy Mississippi will own the Sunflower solar project in Mississippi as per a BTA signed with Recurrent Energy in 2018. The BTA was approved via unanimous vote by the Mississippi Public Service Commission in April 2020.

What is the Sunflower Solar Project?

The Sunflower Solar Project is one of the first utility-scale solar projects to be constructed under a Build Transfer Agreement (“BTA”) in the United States". Recurrent Energy signed a BTA with Entergy Mississippi in 2018, designating the regulated utility to own the project when it reaches commercial operation in early 2022.

What is Entergy's Sunflower Solar Project?

Entergy's Sunflower Solar Project is another important milestone in Entergy Corporation’s continued transformation of its power generation portfolio\. According to Haley Fisackerly, Entergy Mississippi President and CEO, it meets customers’ needs with clean, efficient sources of electricity while maintaining some of the lowest retail rates in the country.