Borrego, a developer, EPC and O&M provider for large-scale renewable energy projects throughout the United States, has been selected by Greenbacker Renewable Energy Co. (GREC) to engineer and construct two utility-scale solar projects in Montana and South Dakota.
The 80-megawatt ac Montana Sun (MTSun) Solar project is on a 489-acre site in Yellowstone County, Mont., and the 80-megawatt ac Fall River Solar project is on a 500-acre parcel in Fall River County, S.D. Construction is scheduled begin in the fourth quarter, and both should be operational in December 2022.
Montana Sun will generate 183,301-megawatt hours of power annually, enough to power 17,107 Montana homes, while offsetting 143,193 tons of carbon-dioxide emissions. Fall River Solar will generate 190,156-megawatt hours, enough to power 17,747 South Dakota homes, while offsetting 148,548 tons of carbon-dioxide emissions.
Both projects have long-term power-purchase agreements with local investment-g
