{"id":119709,"date":"2023-05-08T12:44:00","date_gmt":"2023-05-08T12:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lightsourcebp.staging.1int.co.uk\/?post_type=project&p=119709"},"modified":"2026-01-09T23:29:02","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T23:29:02","slug":"prairie-ronde-solar","status":"publish","type":"project","link":"https:\/\/lightsourcebp.staging.1int.co.uk\/de\/project\/prairie-ronde-solar\/","title":{"rendered":"Prairie Ronde Solar"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Prairie Ronde Solar | 180MW in Louisiana <\/h1>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n
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180MWdc<\/h3>\n

\/145MWac of renewable energy<\/p>\n <\/div>\n

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32,500 homes<\/h3>\n

powered with renewable energy (equivalent)<\/p>\n <\/div>\n

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250<\/h3>\n

jobs created during construction<\/p>\n <\/div>\n

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$20 million<\/h3>\n

in property taxes, benefiting local schools & public services <\/p>\n <\/div>\n

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$170 million<\/h3>\n

private investment in Louisiana\u2019s energy infrastructure<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n

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About the Prairie Ronde solar project<\/h2>\n

The Prairie Ronde solar project entered commercial operation in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, in early 2025. Lightsource bp owns and operates the privately funded $170 million renewable energy project that delivers electricity into the local grid.<\/p>\n

In February 2023,<\/a> <\/span><\/span>Lightsource\u202fbp and McDonald\u2019s Corporation announced a\u202fPower Purchase Agreement (PPA) for Prairie Ronde Solar.\u202fMcDonald\u2019s will purchase\u202fenergy the project generates, equivalent to approximately 630 restaurants\u2019 worth of renewable electricity annually.<\/p>\n

The Prairie Ronde project creates tangible benefits for the local community. Construction of the solar farm created 250 direct construction jobs, the majority of which were filled by members of the local workforce. The solar farm will provide a boost of more than $20 million to St. Landry Parish public services such as local school systems and emergency services over the life of the project without a tax increase on its citizens. This includes $8.3 million in the first five years after construction began. An additional $3.9 million annual operating budget will be spent in the region as well.<\/p>\n

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