Lamesa Solar Facility begins operation in Dawson County, Texas

Southern Company, a subsidiary of Southern Power, announced this week that its 102-megawatt (MW) Lamesa Solar Facility located in Dawson County, Texas began commercial operation.

“The Lamesa Solar Facility is an important addition to our growing renewable fleet, and we look forward
to operating it for the benefit of our customer,” Southern Power President and CEO Buzz Miller said. “By providing clean, affordable, wholesale generation, we are able to deliver on our promise to help build the future of energy.”

Renewable Energy Systems Americas Inc. (RES) provided full project Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) services and is serving as the operations and maintenance contractor for the facility. Southern Power acquired the facility from RES in July 2016.

The facility is located on 887 acres in Dawson County and consists of approximately 410,000 photovoltaic solar panels. The City of Garland, Texas, is purchasing the energy from the project and the associated renewable energy credits, which it may retain or sell, under a 15-year power purchase agreement.

With the addition of the Lamesa Solar Facility, Southern Power owns over 1,200 MW of renewable generation across eight wind, solar and biomass facilities in Texas. Southern Power has announced approximately 3,200 MW of U.S. renewable ownership in total. The Southern Company system as a whole has added or announced over 6,500 MW of renewable energy projects since 2012.