wiredInUSA November 2019

Image: Lightsource BP

Steel city solar

Colorado Polis, together with a solar developer, an energy company and a steel plant, has announced a large solar project in Pueblo, one of the largest steel-producing cities in the US. Lightsource BP would build, own and operate the proposed 240MW solar facility on property owned by EVRAZ North America, the steel manufacturer. The project would sell its power to Xcel Governor Jared

Energy, which would sell it on to the steel plant.

The Bighorn solar project would be one of the state’s largest, and would give EVRAZ a long-term contract to provide the steel mill with price stability until 2041. EVRAZ North America’s president and CEO, Skip Herald, said the solar power would facilitate a planned $480 million investment aimed at producing longer railroad rails.

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