Avista Commissions Largest Solar Array in Washington
December 11 2018 - 1:00PM
Official commissioning of the Adams Nielson solar array located in
Lind, WA occurred today. The 28 Megawatt DC array is comprised of
81,700 panels that span 200 acres and generates enough electricity
to supply the equivalent of approximately 4,000 homes annually.
“Avista’s interest in the development of Solar
Select, a voluntary commercial solar program, is consistent with
the Company’s ongoing commitment to provide customers with
renewable energy choices at reasonable cost,” said Dennis
Vermillion, president, Avista Corporation. “In recent years, an
increasing number of Avista customers have expressed their
expectations and challenges in acquiring renewable energy. Avista
is pleased to lead this effort and develop renewable energy
products that meet our customers’ needs today and into the future.”
This interest is being generated by a mix of local and national
customers across a variety of industries, including Huckleberry’s,
Gonzaga University, Community Colleges of Spokane, Hotstart,
Central Pre-Mix Concrete, a CRH Co., independently owned McDonald's
franchise locations, Spokane City, Main Market and Community
Building and VA Medical Center.
Jim Simon, director of sustainability at Gonzaga
University said, “The Solar Select program helps Gonzaga University
move even closer to achieving its goal of climate neutrality by
2050 by continuing to prioritize renewables in our energy
portfolio. We are grateful for Avista’s leadership in this project
and look forward to other opportunities to reduce our greenhouse
gas emissions.”
Spokane Mayor David Condon said, “The City of
Spokane is pleased to partner with Avista through the Solar Select
Program, as we continue to seek out opportunities that are both
environmentally and financially responsible. The City already is a
net producer of energy, generating more clean, green energy than
our use of electricity, natural gas, and fuel. We are excited to
add even more clean energy to power City Hall.”
The Solar Select program created a
cost-effective structure to bring solar energy to large business
customers in Eastern Washington, allowing them to advance their
desired sustainability goals. The array is projected to deliver the
environmental benefit equivalent of more than 7,300 cars removed
from the road each year. This renewable energy program was made
possible through a collaboration of Avista, Strata Solar, the
Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission, and the WSU
Energy Program.
About Avista Utilities Avista
Utilities is involved in the production, transmission and
distribution of energy. We provide energy services and electricity
to 375,000 customers and natural gas to 336,000 customers in a
service territory that covers 30,000 square miles in eastern
Washington, northern Idaho and parts of southern and eastern
Oregon, with a population of 1.6 million. Avista Utilities is
an operating division of Avista Corp. (NYSE: AVA). For more
information, please visit www.avistautilities.com.
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