EDF Renewables has sold its under-construction Huck Finn solar farm in the US state of Missouri to St. Louis-headquartered power company Ameren.
The 200MW PV project, expected online in 2024, is part of the state’s plan to reach net-zero carbon by 2045, with electricity generated by Huck Finn set to supply some 40,000 homes.
As well as creating some 250 jobs at peak construction, the solar plant once operational if forecast to generate more than $14m in revenue for the local communities.
“Ameren shares in our mission to deliver affordable, clean, reliable energy while at the same time growing the economy,” said Eric Spigelman, director of origination and power marketing at EDF Renewables.
Mark Birk, president of Ameren Missouri, said: “The facility is a step-change for solar generation in Missouri and is designed to generate more than 25 times the amount of energy of Missouri’s largest existing solar facility.”
Ameren was formed by the merger in 1997 of St Louis’ Union Electric Company and the Central Illinois Public Service Company.
The US installed a record 6.62GW of utility-scale onshore wind, solar, and storage capacity in the first quarter, up 11.5% from a year ago, but the renewable energy sector’s outlook is increasingly clouded by macroeconomic and policy issues, according to a recent report from the American Clean Power Association.
