Published: July 09, 2009
City of Dover, Delmarva Power, Partnering for 10 MW Solar Park
DOVER, Del. - (BUSINESS WIRE) - The City of Dover and Delmarva Power are finalizing agreements that
would lead to the construction of a 10 megawatt, solar power plant on
the city's Garrison Oak Technology Park, to be named Dover SUN Park.
Dover's Utility Committee will be reviewing one of the foundational
contracts, a solar energy purchase agreement, at its regularly scheduled
Committee meeting July 13, 2009 at 5pm followed by a recommendation to
City Council.
The Dover SUN Park would be the first, utility-scale, solar power plant
in the region and would be owned by White Oak Solar Energy, LLC, an
affiliate of LS Power. The project would supply enough clean power for
more than 1,700 homes and create about 150 local jobs during
construction. In addition to Delmarva Power, the Delaware Municipal
Electric Corporation (DEMEC) and the state's Sustainable Energy Utility
(SEU) are also considering participation in the project.
"This is a very exciting project for the City of Dover, the State of
Delaware and our nation as we all work together to reduce carbon dioxide
emissions by investing in clean energy," said Dover Mayor Carleton E.
Carey, Sr. "Dover's leadership in this project demonstrates not only our
commitment to renewable energy but also the wisdom of the State's
legislators who allowed for the creation of voluntary renewable energy
programs. We look forward to finalizing this agreement with LS Power and
working with Delmarva Power, as well as other utilities, and state and
federal agencies."
"Dover also wishes to recognize Pace Global Energy Services for its
guidance and expertise - Pace represents our interests and has managed
the process for all participants and stakeholders," Mayor Carleton said.
Delmarva Power President Gary Stockbridge said: ""The Dover SUN Park,
when finalized and combined with our four wind energy projects, will go
a long way toward ensuring Delmarva Power meets the state of Delaware's
clean energy goals, which is for 20 percent of our power supply to come
from renewable sources by 2019.
"Delmarva Power is extremely proud to partner with the City of Dover and
LS Power for such a ground-breaking renewable energy project,"
Stockbridge said.
Dover has already initiated reduction of its carbon footprint by
constructing a 5kW photovoltaic solar array at its Electric
Administration building; a second photovoltaic solar array at the Dover
Power plant is currently planned. Dover has also upgraded its power
plants to utilize a cleaner fuel mix. The City recently began offering
to all residents a free residential energy audit, where they will come
to your home and, with the aid of a thermal image camera, identify cost
effective upgrades to conserve energy. In experimenting with energy
efficiency, the city also has installed LED street lights which can be
viewed along Walker Road.
Delmarva Power ranks among the first of its Mid-Atlantic Region peer
utilities to meet the aggressive, renewable energy goals mandated by any
one state. For instance, the company expects to be receiving energy for
the first of its three new land-based wind farms by the end of this
year; the solar project to be completed in 2010; and the offshore wind
project to be up and running between 2012 and 2014.
The SEU and Dr. John Byrne are thanked for innovative suggestions and
efforts to support this project. As Senator Harris B. McDowell notes,
"The Dover SUN Park is exactly the sort of initiative we need to move
our State toward a sustainable energy future and the SEU is proud to
promote its development."
The proposed Dover SUN Park resulted from a request for proposals
initiated by the City in March 2008 seeking power-generating sources
that were reliable, cost competitive and environmentally prudent.
Following nine months of careful analysis, in December Dover selected a
leading developer, LS Power, as its partner in planning and constructing
the 90-acre solar pv project, the largest planned for the region to
date. Dover, Delmarva Power, DEMEC, the SEU and LS Power with support
from the State legislative and executive branches have been developing
this project for the last six months to be a model of cooperation in the
pursuit of innovative solutions to our collective energy and climate
challenges. The Dover Sun Park will be the first tenant within the 389
acre Garrison Oak Technology Park, owned by The City of Dover.
About City of Dover
The City of Dover is located in Central Delaware in Kent County and
is the capital of Delaware. Dover is approximately 90 miles south of
Philadelphia, PA, and 90 miles east of Washington, DC. While its
population is significantly less than that of Wilmington, Delaware,
Dover encompasses a larger area than any other city on the Delmarva
Peninsula. In contrast to most major cities in the Northeast United
States, Dover is continuing to grow economically, in population, and in
land area. The City has an estimated population of 36,359.
About Delmarva Power
Delmarva Power, a public utility owned by Pepco Holdings, Inc.
(NYSE:POM), provides safe and reliable energy to nearly 500,000 electric
delivery customers in Delaware and Maryland and over 121,000 natural gas
delivery customers in northern Delaware.
About DEMEC
The Delaware Municipal Electric Corporation, Inc (DEMEC) (www.demecinc.net)
is a joint action agency providing power supply to nine
municipally-owned distribution utilities in Delaware through owned
generation assets and power purchased from other generators in the PJM
region. For information call Patrick E. McCullar at 302 653-2733.
About SEU
The Sustainable Energy Utility serves the green energy needs of all
households and businesses through a comprehensive package of services
that includes high efficiency technologies and appliances, expansion of
weatherization services, and implementation of distributed renewable
energy such as solar electric systems. The SEU has been described as
"perhaps the most comprehensive energy savings and distributed
renewables program in the United States" by the Institute for Electrical
and Electronic Engineers. Visit http://www.seu-de.org/
About LS Power
LS Power is a power generation and transmission group with a proven
track record of successful development activities, operations management
and commercial execution. LS Power has been involved in the development,
construction, or operations of over 20,000 MW of power generation
throughout the United States. LS Power is actively developing both power
generation and transmission infrastructure to serve the need for new
generation and improve the aging transmission system. Highly regarded in
the financial community, LS Power has raised over $11 billion in debt
and equity since 2005. For more information, see: www.lspower.com.
About Pace Global Energy Services
Since 1979, Pace has provided innovative energy services to support
execution of business strategies, complex energy transactions, asset
development and operations in over 40 countries on six continents. Headquartered
outside Washington, D.C., Pace provides expertise and represents clients
in all segments of the energy value chain from exploration, production
and generation through transportation and distribution down to end use
consumption. For more information, please visit (http://www.paceglobal.com)
or call 703.818.9100.
MEDIA:
City
of Dover:
Kay Sass
Direct: 302-736-7003
kdietzsass@dover.de.us
or
Delmarva
Power
Bridget Shelton
302-283-5808
Pager:
866-655-2237
Bridget.shelton@pepcoholdings.com
or
DEMEC
Patrick
E. McCullar
302-653-2733
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