Developers in the US Midwest have advanced a number of solar projects this week, with EDP Renewables North America completing construction in Illinois, Linea Energy finalising project financing in Michigan and LRE acquiring a solar project in Ohio that is still in development. EDP Renewables North America, the local subsidiary of Spanish independent power producer (IPP) EDP Renewables, has completed construction at the 150MW Pleasantville solar project. The facility is located in Fulton County, Illinois, and the developer has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with Microsoft to sell the entirety of the electricity generated at the project. EDP Renewables North America invested a total of US$234 million into the project. “Projects like Pleasantville Solar ensure that local families and businesses reap the benefits of long-term revenue, job creation and resilient energy infrastructure—all while supporting statewide economic development goals and rising power needs,” explained EDP Renewables North America Sandhya Ganapathy, who told PV Tech Premium that “we only want green electrons” in 2024 . The news follows the company’s commissioning of the 100MW Ragsdale solar project in Mis
