When complete, the Garnet Mesa Solar Farm in Delta County, Colorado, will produce enough energy for 18,000 homes per year, and provide grazing land for approximately 1000 sheep!
The Garnet Mesa Solar Farm is a planned 80 megawatt (MW) agrivoltaic solar generating facility located approximately 5 miles east of Delta, CO near the intersection of G Rd and 2100 Rd. Guzman Energy, Citra Power, and DMEA are working together to develop the array.
The Garnet Mesa Solar Farm will sit on 383 acres. When complete, the farm will produce more than 194,000 megawatt hours (MWh) of electricity each year, enough energy for 18,000 homes.
DMEA will directly purchase a portion of the energy produced by Garnet Mesa Solar, which will help DMEA reach approximately 20% local power generation. Guzman Energy will offtake the rest of the power generated to serve additional Guzman wholesale power customers.
Those in favor of bringing a solar energy system to Delta mentioned helping the environment, additional tax revenue for the city, cheaper rates for customers and having a local energy source as reasons to support the proposal.
Guzman Energy has received approval from the Delta County Board of Commissioners for a limited use permit required to install and operate the proposed Garnet Mesa Solar project in Southern Delta County, Colorado.
When complete, the 80-MW Garnet Mesa Solar Project on 383 acres on a former ranch southeast of Delta will be the largest solar farm on the Western Slope of the Rocky Mountains west of the Continental Divide, and the largest “agrivoltaic” installation in Colorado.
