{"id":100950,"date":"2023-01-10T09:54:26","date_gmt":"2023-01-10T14:54:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.solarpowerworldonline.com\/?p=100950"},"modified":"2023-01-10T09:54:26","modified_gmt":"2023-01-10T14:54:26","slug":"construction-underway-on-ohio-solar-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.solarpowerworldonline.com\/2023\/01\/construction-underway-on-ohio-solar-project\/","title":{"rendered":"Construction underway on 107-MW Ohio solar project"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Construction has started on the 134-MWDC\/107-MWAC Arche Solar project in Fulton County, Ohio. Arche is expected to create around 200 U.S. jobs across the supply chain during construction and provide more than $30 million in revenue to benefit local schools and other public services over the life of the project.<\/p>\n<p>Oil and gas company bp commissioned the project and has secured a power-purchase agreement with Facebook&#8217;s parent company Meta for the array. Once completed, Arche will generate enough clean energy annually to power the equivalent of more than 20,000 US homes.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This agreement shows how companies can create jobs, invest in the U.S. economy and, at the same time, support net-zero ambitions and help the world reduce carbon emissions,&#8221; said Dave Lawler, bp America chairman and president. &#8220;It&#8217;s another example of bp partnering to accelerate change and becoming an integrated energy company &#8212; one that can help corporations, countries and cities decarbonize.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>bp&#8217;s joint-venture partner, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lightsourcebp.com\/\">Lightsource bp<\/a>, developed the project on behalf of its parent company and is managing construction.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We appreciate bp&#8217;s partnership in helping keep our commitment to supporting our global operations with 100% renewable energy,&#8221; said Urvi Parekh, head of renewable energy at Meta. &#8220;In addition to adding new energy to the grid, we are proud that this project will bring additional jobs and investment to Ohio.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mccarthy.com\/\">McCarthy Building Cos.<\/a>&#8216;s Renewable Energy &amp; Storage team was selected as the main contractor for the project, which will include installing solar panels and single-axis trackers from U.S.-based manufacturers First Solar and Nextracker, respectively.<\/p>\n<p>The project is part of bp&#8217;s plans to develop 20 GW of net renewable generating capacity by 2025 and 50 GW by 2030.<\/p>\n<p><em>News item from bp<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Construction has started on the 134-MWDC\/107-MWAC Arche Solar project in Fulton County, Ohio. 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