Roses and thorns: 5-2-21
By Editorial Board 10 hours ago
A rose to the Golden Triangle Regional Development LINK for its help in putting the Golden Triangle squarely in the middle of the emerging renewable energy industry. This week, the Florida-based solar energy company, Origis, was awarded a TVA contract to build a 200-megawatt solar facility in Clay County. It’s the third time Origis has contracted with TVA for solar facilities in the Golden Triangle in the past 15 months. The new Clay County facility will be built on 2,000 acres of farmland near the Yokohama plant in Clay County. LINK has secured options on another 2,000 acres adjacent to the property for future projects. In February 2020, Origis signed a TVA contract to build a 200-megawatt facility near the Infinity Megasite in west Lowndes County. In March, Origis was awarded a contract to build an adjacent facility to generate an additional 150-megawatts. These three plants will generate more than 550 combined megawatts of renewable energy. They will generate millions of dollars in tax revenue as well. We applaud Origins and TVA for bringing this growth industry to our communities while thanking the LINK, which was there from the beginning in facilitating the procurement of these facilities.