GHG Emissions, Commercial, Solar - February 21, 2025
Amazon Adds Solar in Mississippi
Tech company Amazon announced the addition of solar power in Mississippi.
EDP Renewables North America’s (EDPR NA) Ragsdale Solar Park (Ragsdale) in Madison Country, Mississippi, is a 100-megawatt (MW) project that reached operations late in the fourth quarter of 2024. It provides power directly to Entergy Mississippi's transmission system while distributing economic benefits to the surrounding community.
Amazon has contracted for all 100 MW through a 15-year power purchase agreement (PPA).
Development of Ragsdale was initiated in 2016 by Acadian Renewable Energy (Acadian), a joint venture between SunChase Power and Eolian, L.P.
EDPR NA acquired Ragsdale from Acadian in early 2022 and subsequently completed development of the project.
The project will yield environmental benefits including saving more than 127 million gallons of water each year, which is the amount of water that conventional generation sources would need to produce the same amount of energy as the solar park.
"Ragsdale signifies EDP Renewables' ongoing commitment to Mississippi, its communities, and local businesses. The opportunity to develop utility-scale solar and contract directly with customers like Amazon, who are also committed to expanding their own presence in Mississippi, has been invaluable. We are proud to aid the state's commercial and industrial growth with homegrown energy solutions," said Sandhya Ganapathy, CEO of EDP Renewables North America, in a statement.
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