Hannah Solar, LLC has spent the early weeks of August planting the foundation for the first of many solar farms in Southwest Georgia.
The solar farm is 1 megawatt in size consisting of 3,360 solar panels and will grow in a large, vacant field off Highway 311 in Bainbridge, Georgia. Hannah Solar purchased five acres from local residents and is working to repurpose the property for green energy production. Next week the solar panels will arrive on site and be mounted to the racks currently being installed. The power generated from this single array is enough to power approximately 200 homes or one Walmart.
“Southwest Georgia has one of the best solar resources in the United States,” says Pete Marte, CEO of Hannah Solar, “Not only are we able to produce clean energy for the foreseeable future, which will be used in the community, this array will save over 70 million gallons of water over its lifetime.”
The support racking for the solar array is manufactured in New Mexico by DPW and the top edge will stand nine feet tall, complementing the surrounding environment. Marte remarked, “If you’re driving by you may not notice the solar array because it is silent, not much taller than an August cornstalk, and blue as the fall sky. Solar panels will produce clean, emission free energy for over 40 years and are 100% recyclable at end of life.”
Solar is no stranger to the Bainbridge community. As one of Georgia’s leading solar integrators, the company has completed projects for numerous local farmers including Dollar Farm Products, Brinson Farms owned by Glenn Heard, PGC Farms owned by Greg Calhoun, and members of the American Peanut Growers Group. Planting a solar farm in Bainbridge was an obvious choice for Hannah Solar.
“Farmers in the Bainbridge area understand that solar farming is just another way of harvesting the sun”, says Greg Kelly, Vice President of Hannah Solar.
The energy produced from the solar farm is contracted for 20 years with Georgia Power through their Advanced Solar Initiative. This generating asset will be owned by Washington Gas Energy Systems with a long term Operations and Maintenance agreement with Hannah Solar. Financing was structured by the team at Deloitte Corporate Finance, LLC and Greg Chafee of Thompson Hine, LLC, law offices represented Hannah Solar throughout the transaction.
Company Information: Hannah Solar, LLC is a full service design/build, NABCEP certified, solar integrator and renewable energy solutions provider. Services include Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC), Site-specific Solar Photovoltaic energy solutions, Electric Vehicle Infrastructure deployment, and critical back-up generation. Hannah Solar was started in 2008 by CEO and owner Pete Marte and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.
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We are hiring local engineers, contractors, and general laborers throughout Southwest Georgia. For interview opportunities: Greg Kelly is in the Bainbridge area each week. Cell number: (404) 275-6701
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