Wake Forest University is partnering with eight other universities and colleges in Pennsylvania and North Carolina, so that a large scale and innovative solar facility can be built in western Kentucky.
Residents of Youngsville might be interested in such efforts of one of the universities in the area.
The chief sustainability officer and vice president for institutional sustainability at Wake Forest University, Dedee DeLongpré Johnston, said that renewable energy projects at such a scale are not feasible for most suburban and urban campuses. She expressed her gratitude that the university is able to collaborate with this group of schools to make this project, which is to be called Sebree Solar II, possible.
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NextEra Energy Resources, the largest generator in the world of renewable energy, will be working with the consortium of colleges and universities to support the project through a power purchase agreement. This will enable energy to be purchased for 20 years.
Sebree Solar II will be located along the Ohio River near the town of Robards, Kentucky. Although Wake Forest University will not be a beneficiary of the electricity generated by the project, it will receive credits for renewable energy, which can be used to purchase electricity.
Construction on Sebree Solar II is scheduled to begin in early 2025. Commercial operation is expected to begin by the end of 2026.
