Project Overview
The Brittlebush Solar Park will be located in south-central Arizona near the town of Coolidge. The project site was selected for its strong solar resource, access to transmission lines, and gently sloping, undeveloped terrain. The project will yield significant economic benefits to the community in the form of payments to landowners, local spending, and annual community investment.

Energy Output
Brittlebush Solar Park will have installed capacity of 200 megawatts (MW). Brittlebush's generation will be equivalent to the consumption of more than 32,000 Arizona homes.




Benefits
Community
Brittlebush Solar Park will yield significant economic benefits to the community in the form of payments to landowners, local spending, and annual community investment.
Brittlebush represents a capital investment of over $250 million. This investment will disperse millions in cumulative payments to local governments through the life of the project. The project will create hundreds of jobs during construction as well as several permanent jobs during the life of the project.

Environment
Brittlebush Solar Park will save more than 254 million gallons of water each year and displaces carbon emissions from fossil fuel power plants, a major contributor to climate change. Solar energy also enhances air quality by helping to mitigate the health effects of harmful air pollutants.

Landowners
Brittlebush Solar Park will be compatible with other land uses and provides a stable form of income to local landowners. Millions of dollars will be paid to the solar park’s landowners through the life of the project.

National Security
Brittlebush Solar Park will contribute to the United States' energy security and help diversify our nation's energy supply.




Technology
Solar Panels
Brittlebush Solar Park will utilize approximately 500,000 bifacial, single- axis tracking PV panels, across more than 1,200 acres. Photovoltaic solar cells have no moving parts and convert sunlight directly into electricity via the photoelectric effect. This direct-current electricity is then collected, transformed into alternating-current, and finally enters the electrical grid through a substation after being converted to the proper voltage.


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Contact Us
EDP Renewables North America
Western Regional Office
710 NW 14th Avenue, Suite 250
Portland, OR 97209
503.222.9400
Brittlebush@edp.com
