Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation (AECC) is now operating its 122-megawatt (MW) Woodruff County Solar project in full capacity and commercial operation.
The solar array is located adjacent to the site of the former Carl Bailey Generation Station in Augusta. AECC is the generation and transmission cooperative for the state’s 17 local electric distribution cooperatives.
Located on an 800-acre property, the array footprint is 545 acres and features bifacial and tracking solar modules that absorb sunlight from both sides of the panels. The energy produced from this $175 million solar facility will provide supplemental, weather-dependent generation.
In its first year of full capacity, the Woodruff County Solar facility is expected to generate 270,487 MWh, enough to power 25,000 homes.