Solar project planned southwest of Parachute
A property along Interstate 70 southwest of Parachute thatâs already home to natural gas wells also will be producing another form of power according to the plans of a Denver company. Pivot Energy is pursuing a project to install solar power on about 20 acres of a 114-acre parcel sandwiched between I-70 and U.S. Highway 6 just west of the I-70 exit southwest of Parachute. The land is owned by Strait Bottom Ranch LLC. The 3-megawatt direct-current installation would produce power equivalent to that required by 400 to 500 average homes, the company estimates. The project would supply power...