The Plum Solar project is located on a 13-acre parcel of land in rural Emanuel County, Georgia.
The 2.0-megawatt (MW) installation in Twin City in eastern Georgia utilizes 6,444 JA Solar solar panels, two SMA inverters, and an RBI ground-mount racking system.
Completed in March 2015, the ground-mounted, utility-scale installation generates over 3 million kilowatt hours (kWh) of electricity per year. This production prevents the annual release of over 2,000 tons of carbon dioxide from non-renewable power plants and powers approximately 200 local homes.
This project was completed as a part of the Georgia Power Advanced Solar Initiative, a utility program to encourage the development of affordable renewable energy.
| Owner and Operator | Citizens Enterprises Corp. |
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| Developer | Citizens Enterprises Corp. |
| General Contractor | M.A. Mortenson Co., Minneapolis, Minn. |
| Electrical Contractor | Evergreen Solar Services, Vienna, Va. |
| Installed Capacity | 2.0 MW DC |
| Commissioned | March 2015 |
| Jobs Created | 45 during construction |
| Site Area | 10 acres |
| Energy Production | 3,00,000 kWh per year |
| CO2 Displacement | 2,000 tons per year |
| Mounting Type | Ground-Mount |
| Racking Manufacturer | RBI |
| Inverter Manufacturer | SMA |
| Inverter Type | Sunny Central 750CP-US |
| Inverter Quantity | 2 |
| Module Manufacturer | JA Solar |
| Module Wattage | 310 Watts |
| Module Quantity | 6,444 |
| Module Type | Poly-crystalline |
| Tilt | 20˚ |