Northern Colorado’s largest solar project is now fully operational near Severance, adding 257 megawatts of generating capacity to the regional power system serving Longmont, Fort Collins, Loveland and Estes Park.
Platte River Power Authority announced the completion of the second phase of the Black Hollow Sun Solar Complex this week alongside project owner ContourGlobal. The approximately 1,700-acre facility is expected to generate about 608 gigawatt-hours of electricity each year, enough to power more than 73,000 homes and businesses, according to the utility.
The project has a direct connection to Longmont, which is one of four municipalities that jointly own Platte River Power Authority. Platte River receives the full energy output from Black Hollow Sun through a long-term power purchase agreement with ContourGlobal…