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3-MW Taos solar array now online in Kit Carson Electric Cooperative district

By Kelly Pickerel | May 18, 2020

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In its continued effort to achieve 100% daytime solar energy by 2022, Kit Carson Electric Cooperative (KCEC) announced that its largest solar array has come online. Located near the Town of Taos Water Treatment Plant, the Taos solar array is 3 MW and will serve KCEC’s largest substation and member base.

The Taos array marks KCEC’s 17th solar array and brings a total of 19.8 MW of solar power to local homes and businesses.

“The construction of solar arrays in our communities has been a great economic development venture while giving our members the choice of renewable energy that our community has wanted for years,” said Luis Reyes Jr., CEO of KCEC. “With every panel installation and every array coming online, we are getting that much closer to our renewable energy goals, thanks to our great partnerships with Guzman Energy and the Town of Taos.”

Local developer ParaSol constructed the array with the use of all local labor. Construction began in of the Taos array began in October 2019, and was financed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Rural Utilities Service (RUS), which supports rural communities with infrastructure improvements.

The array is part of KCEC’s partnership with Guzman Energy, a wholesale power provider that develops customized energy solutions to meet the goals of its customers. KCEC partnered with Guzman in 2016 to help the co-op meet its renewable energy goals as well as drive down its overall power costs. With three more arrays in development, KCEC will have a total of 53 MW of renewable energy capacity, to include both solar energy and storage.

“Kit Carson Electric Cooperative is extremely forward-thinking, and the continued realization of its plans and goals is setting an example for rural communities around the country,” said Chris Miller, President, Guzman Energy. “They are proof that co-ops can provide renewable energy sources, lower energy costs for members, and bolster the local economy at the same time.”

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