A Central Arkansas school district is developing a solar power plant to provide a majority of its electricity needs.
Scenic Hill Solar will be developing the solar power plant for Fountain Lake School District, located in Hot Springs. The company will be constructing a 974 kilowatt DC solar power plant that is designed to provide approximately 90 percent of the school district’s electricity needs.
The solar power plant, which will have more than 2,400 solar modules, will feature a ground-mounted single-axis tracking solar array.
Under the terms of the agreement, Scenic Hill Solar will build, own and operate the power plant. According to a news release, the solar plant is a $1.5 million project and is expected to save the district $1.8 million over the course of 30 years.
In the first year, the power plant is expected to generate 1,655,800 kilowatt-hours of electricity in its first year of operation and a total of 46 million kilowatt-hours over the course of 30 years.
“Congratulations to Dr. Michael Murphy, the Fountain Lake School Board, Director of Support Services Hayden Fusilier, Staff, and Students for launching another major solar power project for Garland County,” Scenic Hill Solar CEO Bill Halter said in a statement. “Scenic Hill Solar is proud to partner with these forward-looking leaders and to invest over $1.5 million into the local economy – simultaneously creating jobs, reducing electricity costs, and improving the environment. While unemployment remains stubbornly high, this project can provide a sevenfold win for Arkansas.”
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