Delta-Montrose Electric Association says it is saving significant money and moving to expand its use of local renewable energy after its decision to part ways last year with its former
DENVER & MONTROSE, Colo. (BUSINESS WIRE) May 10, 2021
Today, Guzman Energy announced the development of an 80MW solar energy project approximately 3.5 miles southeast of Delta, Colo. This will produce over 194,000 MWh of electricity a year, enough to supply energy to 18,000 homes.
Delta-Montrose Electric Association (DMEA) will directly purchase a portion of the energy produced by the plant and Guzman Energy will offtake the rest. This is the first local renewable energy project developed in partnership with Guzman Energy since DMEA exited its power supply agreement with Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association in July 2020. When we started serving DMEA, we made a commitment to building local solar. The Garnet Mesa solar project, which will serve DMEA and other Guzman loads, demonstrates our promise to our customers,â said Guzman Energy CEO Chris Riley. âWe will continue to tailor power solutions for our customers, leveraging both owned and contracted energy s