EDP Renewables North America has launched its Ragsdale solar park in Madison County, Mississippi. The project will be put into operation at the end of 2024, with a power generation capacity of 100 megawatts, and will provide electricity for the Entergy Mississippi transmission system. Amazon has signed a full energy off take contract for the system through a 15 year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA).

The development of Ragsdale began in 2016, by Acadian Renewable Energy, a joint venture between SunChase Power and Eolian. EDPR NA acquired Lagsdale from Acadian in early 2022 and subsequently completed the development of the project. Throughout the entire lifecycle of the project, approximately $34.6 million in taxes will be paid to the local government to improve schools, roads, and other basic services. We will also pay approximately $15 million to local landowners, who will rent out a portion of the land to build the infrastructure for the solar park. Lagersdale has hired over 100 people to build these projects and will fill up to three full-time positions to operate and perform daily maintenance of the solar park.

Lagsdale also promised to use SOLARCYCLE to recycle over 3200 solar panels, approximately 120 tons of damaged or discarded panels.

Ragsdale marks EDP Renewables' continued commitment to Mississippi, its communities, and local businesses. The opportunity to develop utility scale solar energy and directly contract with customers such as Amazon is invaluable, who are also committed to expanding their business in Mississippi. We are proud to help the state's commercial and industrial development through local energy solutions, "said Sandhya Ganapathy, CEO of EDP Renewables North America.

During the development of Ragsdale, EDPR NA collaborated with Signal Energy and Beta Engineering to explain to community leaders and stakeholders how renewable energy can stimulate community economic growth.

Lindsey Launius, Director of Market Strategy at Beta Engineering, stated that the EDPR NA team is passionate about driving positive development in the communities they have built. Usually, this means directly engaging with the community throughout the entire project lifecycle to ensure transparency and recognition from landowners and nearby residents. I am honored to collaborate with clients such as EDPR NA and their stakeholders to help them tell their stories and propose a unified approach to energy transition