BISMARCK, N.D., Jan. 24, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- MDU Resources
Group, Inc. (NYSE: MDU) announced today that subsidiary MDU
Construction Services Group Inc. recently sold its membership
interests in Nevada Valley Solar Solutions II LLC to an affiliate
of ORIX USA. Financial details of
the sale were not disclosed.
MDU Construction Services Group and Valley Electric Association,
a member-owned electric cooperative, developed the 17.5-megawatt
VEA Community Solar Project, which is one of the largest community
solar projects in the U.S.
Bombard Renewable Energy, an indirect subsidiary of MDU
Construction Services Group, provided turnkey engineering,
procurement and construction, installing more than 51,400 solar
photovoltaic panels on an 80-acre site. The solar facility,
recently named one of Solar Builder Magazine's Editor's Choice
projects of the year, will supply electricity to VEA members.
"The VEA Community Solar Project was an integral part of the 300
megawatts of solar construction services that Bombard provided last
year," said Bill Connors, vice
president of renewable resources. "We continue to pursue additional
solar construction opportunities of utility-scale, commercial and
industrial, and residential projects throughout the United States."
Bombard and Valley Electric Association worked closely with the
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to protect Mojave Desert tortoises
at the project site.
"The unique design and construction elements we used minimized
the impact to the environment during construction and will allow
the site to be an active desert tortoise habitat during operation,"
said Bombard Solar Division Manager Bo
Balzar said. "This project represents a great balance
between renewable energy construction, the community and the
environment."
MDU Construction Services Group's companies provide a wide range
of construction solutions, including solar construction services
that span the entire spectrum of solar power generation and
distribution, from solar arrays and collection systems to
substations and transmission.
About MDU Resources
MDU Resources Group, Inc., a
member of the S&P MidCap 400 index, provides essential products
and services through its regulated energy delivery and construction
materials and services businesses. For more information about MDU
Resources, see the company's website at www.mdu.com or contact the
Investor Relations Department at investor@mduresources.com.
Contacts
Media:
Andrea Fonkert, senior public relations
representative, 701-530-1054
Laura Lueder, manager of
communications and public relations, 701-530-1095
Financial:
Doran
Schwartz, vice president and chief financial officer,
701-530-1750
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