Google to Purchase Power from New Solar Project in South Carolina

Central Electric Power Cooperative announced plans to purchase 150 MW of solar power at two locations in Orangeburg County, South Carolina. The installations will each produce 75 MW of electricity, enough to power a total of 30,000 average South Carolina homes. The solar facilities will be among the largest in the state and will further diversify the way electric cooperatives supply power to their members. According to local paper, The Post and Courier, Google has committed to buying power from one of the farms. Central, the power supply aggregator for 20 independent electric distribution cooperatives, contracted with Orangeburg County Solar Project and Orangeburg South Solar Project to purchase the energy output of the facilities.