Installed capacity of 100 megawatts (MW)

Project overview

New Frontiers Solar Park will be located in Breckinridge County, Kentucky, near the town limits of Hardinsburg. The privately owned land that the solar park will occupy has historically been used for farming or cattle grazing. This solar park project would mark EDPR NA’s first solar park located in the state of Kentucky.  

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Economic benefits

New Frontiers Solar Park yields significantly in the form of payments to landowners, local spending, and annual community investment. New Frontiers Solar Park is also compatible with other land uses and provides a stable form of income to local landowners.

Solar panel
$200 million

Capital investment

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Approx. $7 million

Will be paid to local governments

Community
$35 million

Will be paid to landowners

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Millions of dollars

Will be spent locally

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Job creation

600+ construction jobs and multiple permanent jobs will be created

Renewable energy technology

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Energy security

New Frontiers Solar Park will contribute to the national energy security for the state of Kentucky and the United States, helping diversify domestic supply.
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Infrastructure

New Frontiers Solar Park is currently exploring using 890ac of panels across roughly 1,100ac of private lease agreements.
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Solar energy in the U.S.

In the first three quarters of 2023, solar energy comprised of 48% of all new generating capacity.
Environmental benefits
177 million gallons of water saved each year

New Frontiers Solar Park will save more than 177 million gallons of water each year and will displace 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.

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Downloads

Open House Posters - January 2025
New Frontiers Economic Benefits: Tax Payments
New Frontiers Fact Sheet

Solar park in North Carolina

Contact us

EDP Renewables North America
Corporate Headquarters

1501 McKinney Street, Suite 1300
Houston, TX 77010
chase.glotfelty@edp.com
T: 346.353.4273