PR Newswire: Gardner Capital and MC Power Companies Dedicate Macon Missouri Solar Farm Today (July 1)
ST. LOUIS, July 1, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Gardner Capital, Inc., an investment and solar project developer, and MC Power Companies, today announced the commercial operation of a solar farm in Macon, Missouri, as well as the groundbreaking and development plans for an additional solar utility-scale photovoltaic power generation system 80 miles away in Trenton, both totaling 6.5 MW.
A ribbon-cutting and dedication ceremony is scheduled at 11 a.m. today at the Macon Missouri Solar Energy Farm, located at 3007 Kellogg Ave. City officials, state and local legislators and representatives from the Missouri Joint Municipal Electric Utility Commission (MJMEUC) will be in attendance.
At slightly over 3.2 MW, the Macon solar farm will be used by the 35-member cities of the Missouri Public Energy Pool (MoPEP), including the City of Macon. Macon has owned its electric utility since 1890 and became a member of MoPEP for power purchases in 2000. The Macon site solar farm will provide clean, emission-free, renewable electricity generating an estimated 4,990 MWh of clean solar power the first year of operation, enough to support the annual needs of 300 homes and offset 122,754 tons of carbon dioxide equivalent. The solar farm, which began producing power to Macon in May, is comprised of more than 10,800 solar panels and 30 miles of wiring.
Groundbreaking on the Trenton solar farm is scheduled for Wed., July 8, with expected completion set for late 2016.
“We’re thrilled these solar projects will have such a definite impact for Missourians living in these communities as well as for the energy savings that will be generated,” said Michael Gardner, principal of Gardner Capital and president of Gardner Capital Solar Development.
