The Danville Solar system is a 2.6 MW
installation in central Illinois, built on a former General Motors
Plant site
Ameresco, Inc., (NYSE: AMRC), a leading cleantech integrator
specializing in energy efficiency and renewable energy, and
Inovateus Solar, a top U.S. solar engineering, procurement and
construction (EPC) company, today announced the completion of their
“brightfield” solar project in Danville, Illinois, which was built
on a former General Motors Powertrain Division Plant turned
brownfield site. Greenbacker Renewable Energy Company, an
independent power producer and green energy investment company, is
the owner of the installation.
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Ameresco completes 2.6 MW “Brightfield”
solar project on former brownfield site in Illinois. (Photo:
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The 2.62-megawatt (MW) Danville solar system consists of over
6,600 solar modules and is connected to the Ameren utility grid.
The completed project is expected to generate over 3,600,000 kWh of
electricity and offset over 1,500 metric tons of carbon dioxide
annually. These figures are equivalent to powering 350 Illinois
homes and removing approximately 480 cars from the road.
“We can turn a serious problem into a tremendous opportunity by
siting solar on closed landfills,” said Tyler Kanczuzewski,
Inovateus Vice President of Sustainability. “The Danville Solar
project is making productive use of land that might otherwise lie
dormant, while avoiding construction in more pristine areas. We’re
proud to partner with Ameresco on this project and to help the
state of Illinois achieve its clean energy goals.”
“We’re thrilled to partner with Inovateus Solar and Ameresco on
a clean energy endeavor that gives new life to land that had been
idle, while also delivering for the community,” said Jeff Denovan,
Senior Vice President of Construction at Greenbacker Renewable
Energy Company. “In addition to the positive environmental impact
of the solar power this project produces, it will also provide tax
revenue to the Danville area.”
This project contributes to Illinois’ Future Energy Jobs Act,
which requires that 2,700 MW of solar to be installed in Illinois
by 2030 and that 2% of those projects come from brownfield sites,
like closed landfills.
“We’re proud to have been a partner on this project designed to
help meet sustainability goals and offer clean, resilient energy to
the surrounding community,” said Louis P. Maltezos, Executive Vice
President, Ameresco. “This installation is a prime example of using
innovative cleantech solutions to identify clean energy uses for
public land.”
The Danville solar project began construction in November of
2020 and reached completion in May of 2022.
To learn more about the energy efficiency solutions offered by
Ameresco, visit www.ameresco.com/energy-efficiency/.
About Ameresco, Inc.
Founded in 2000, Ameresco, Inc. (NYSE:AMRC) is a leading
cleantech integrator and renewable energy asset developer, owner
and operator. Our comprehensive portfolio includes energy
efficiency, infrastructure upgrades, asset sustainability and
renewable energy solutions delivered to clients throughout North
America and the United Kingdom. Ameresco’s sustainability services
in support of clients’ pursuit of Net Zero include upgrades to a
facility’s energy infrastructure and the development, construction,
and operation of distributed energy resources. Ameresco has
successfully completed energy saving, environmentally responsible
projects with Federal, state and local governments, healthcare and
educational institutions, housing authorities, and commercial and
industrial customers. With its corporate headquarters in
Framingham, MA, Ameresco has more than 1,000 employees providing
local expertise in the United States, Canada, and the United
Kingdom. For more information, visit www.ameresco.com.
About Inovateus Solar
Inovateus Solar is a leading solar and energy storage
development, EPC (engineering, procurement, and construction) and
supply company in the Midwest United States. Headquartered in South
Bend, Indiana, the company has over 500 MW of utility, commercial,
industrial, and education sector solar PV projects built and over 2
GW under development in the U.S. With strong roots in the
communities it serves, Inovateus is passionately committed to
investing in the energy future of clients through the wide-scale
deployment of solar and clean energy technologies. For more
information, visit www.inovateus.com.
About Greenbacker Renewable Energy Company
Greenbacker Renewable Energy Company LLC is a publicly
reporting, non-traded limited liability sustainable infrastructure
company that both acquires and manages income-producing renewable
energy and other energy-related businesses, including solar and
wind farms, and provides asset management services to other
renewable energy investment vehicles. We seek to acquire and
operate high-quality projects that sell clean power under long-term
contracts to high-creditworthy counterparties such as utilities,
municipalities, and corporations. We are long-term owner-operators,
who strive to be good stewards of the land and responsible members
of the communities in which we operate. We believe our focus on
power production and asset management creates value that we can
then pass on to our shareholders—while facilitating the transition
toward a clean energy future. For more information, please visit
www.greenbackercapital.com.
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is not necessarily indicative of the timing or amount of revenue
from such contract, of the company’s overall revenue for any
particular period or of trends in the company’s overall total
project backlog. This project was substantially completed in the
prior year.
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