South Dakota-based Black Hills Energy is closer toward creation of a 200-megawatt solar power project to help bring cheaper electrical power to the city of Pueblo, Colorado.
The company reached a unanimous agreement with the city of Pueblo and Pueblo County to allow the utility move ahead with the project that is expected to lower energy costs for customers by $66 million over 15-years.
Black Hills Energy says the 200-MW solar project, to be located in Pueblo County, represents the centerpiece of the company’s Renewable Advantage plan to lower customer energy costs across its entire electric service territory according to Fox21 News.
The project would result in 51 percent of Black Hills Energy’s total generating mix coming from renewable energy resources by 2024. In order to deliver this level of new, low-cost energy to customers, the project depends on the completion of a much-needed transmission line upgrade between Pueblo and Canon City.
The Pueblo County solar project received unanimous support from community, consumer, regulatory and environmental stakeholders which included: Staff of the Public Utilities Commission of the State of Colorado, the Office of Consumer Counsel, the City of Pueblo, Pueblo County, the Colorado Energy Office, Western Resource Advocates, LafargeHolcim U.S. Inc., and the Colorado Independent Energy Association.
The agreement is now pending approval by the Colorado Public Utilities Commission.
Source: Fox21 News
