{"id":114586,"date":"2023-05-10T08:06:38","date_gmt":"2023-05-10T08:06:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lightsourcebp.staging.1int.co.uk\/project\/bighorn-solar\/"},"modified":"2026-01-06T18:52:01","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T18:52:01","slug":"bighorn-solar","status":"publish","type":"project","link":"https:\/\/lightsourcebp.staging.1int.co.uk\/fr\/project\/bighorn-solar\/","title":{"rendered":"Bighorn Solar"},"content":{"rendered":"
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300MW powering the world\u2019s first steel mill to run almost entirely on solar power<\/h2>\n\n <\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n
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One of Colorado\u2019s largest solar projects, Bighorn Solar in the city of Pueblo entered commercial operation in December 2021. Lightsource bp developed, financed and will continue to own and operate the 300-megawatt utility-scale solar project.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Electricity generated from Bighorn Solar is delivered into the grid and purchased by Xcel Energy under a long-term power purchase agreement (PPA) with Lightsource bp. Xcel Energy is a major US-regulated electric and natural gas delivery company that serves approximately 3.7 million electricity and 2.1 million natural gas customers across parts of eight Midwestern and Western states.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Xcel Energy delivers electricity from Bighorn Solar to the EVRAZ North America Rocky Mountain Steel mill in Pueblo, one of the city\u2019s largest employers.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n