Lightsource BP has signed a 25-year power purchase and asset acquisition agreement with Mid-Kansas Electric Co.
An affiliate of Sunflower Electric Power Corp., Mid-Kansas is a cooperatively operated wholesale generation and transmission utility, serving members across the state of Kansas.
Located in Stanton County, Kan., the 20-megawatt project will be built, owned and operated by Lightsource BP.
Mid-Kansas will purchase all of the solar energy from the facility. Construction is scheduled to begin in early 2019.
When completed, the project will be the largest solar facility in Kansas.
In addition to generating cost-effective on-peak energy and capacity, the solar facility will also reduce loading on a transmission line that is nearing full capacity, thus deferring or eliminating a costly upgrade requirement for the Mid-Kansas transmission system.
