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Roadrunner solar photovoltaic power plant, US

19th July 2019

By: Sheila Barradas

Creamer Media Research Coordinator & Senior Deputy Editor

     

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Name of the Project
Roadrunner solar photovoltaic (PV) power plant.

Location
Upton County, Texas, in the US.

Project Owner/s
Enel Green Power North America, a subsidiary of Enel Group.

Project Description
Roadrunner will have a total capacity of 497 MW and will be able to generate about 1.2 TWh/y while avoiding the emission of more than 800 000 t/y of carbon dioxide.

The first phase of the project can produce 252 MW and the second phase 245 MW.

Potential Job Creation
Not stated

Capital Expenditure
Not stated.

Planned Start/End Date
The first phase of the project is expected to be completed by the end of 2019 and the second phase by the end of 2020.

Latest Developments
Enel Green Power North America has signed a 12-year power purchase agreement with food and beverage company Mondelez, under which the latter will buy the energy delivered to the electricity grid from a 65 MW portion of Enel’s Roadrunner project.

The energy supplied by the Roadrunner PV project is enough to produce more than 50% of all Mondelez’s Oreos biscuits consumed in the US a year, and will reduce Mondelez International’s carbon dioxide emissions by 80 000 t/y.

Key Contracts and Suppliers
None stated.

On Budget and on Time?
Too early to state.

Contact Details for Project Information
Enel Group, tel + 39 06 8305 5699 or email ufficiostampa@enel.com.

Edited by Martin Zhuwakinyu
Creamer Media Senior Deputy Editor

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