{"id":136587,"date":"2023-05-05T15:07:21","date_gmt":"2023-05-05T15:07:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lightsourcebp.staging.1int.co.uk\/project\/black-bear-solar-farm\/"},"modified":"2025-12-03T16:28:12","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T16:28:12","slug":"black-bear-solar","status":"publish","type":"project","link":"https:\/\/lightsourcebp.staging.1int.co.uk\/es\/project\/black-bear-solar\/","title":{"rendered":"Black Bear Solar"},"content":{"rendered":"
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130MW\u1d05\u1d04<\/h3>\n

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23,000 homes<\/h3>\n

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The Alabama Municipal Electric Authority (AMEA) and Lightsource bp are partnering to bring renewable electricity to AMEA\u2019s 11 Member municipal utilities across Alabama, which serve approximately 350,000 customers.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The 130 megawatt Black Bear solar project, one of the largest in Alabama, will deliver solar energy to AMEA under a long-term power purchase agreement, providing enough electricity to power the equivalent of 23,000 homes.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The solar energy will have a fixed price for 20 years, protecting against price volatility in the natural gas market, enabling AMEA to build more stability and diversity in its energy portfolio, while saving a minimum of $40 million over 20 years.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The Montgomery County Commission and Montgomery Area Chamber of Commerce were valuable partners to both AMEA and Lightsource bp, helping bring this project to realization through their efforts to foster innovative projects that drive economic development and local tax revenue. In addition to providing jobs, renewable energy and bill savings to AMEA\u2019s Members and their customers, the project will contribute over $7 million in property tax revenue to county schools over the project life.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n