- Amount Allocated: $98.9 million (Southern Power also allocated $39.4 million from the November 2015 green bond issuance (total of $138.3 million) to the Decatur Parkway Solar Facility.
- In Service: December 2015
- Location: Decatur County, Georgia
- Capacity: 84 MW
- Generation Resource: Photovoltaic Solar
- The project was proposed by Tradewind Energy Inc. and selected by Southern Company subsidiary Georgia Power in a competitive process through the nationally recognized Georgia Power Advanced Solar Initiative.
- Electricity generated by the plant serves a 25-year power purchase agreement with Georgia Power, which has the option to keep or sell the associated renewable energy credits (RECs).*
- In 2021, the project generated approximately 153,607 megawatt hours (MWh) and offset 108,907 metric tons of CO2, bringing the total since the project was placed in service to approximately 1,077,011 MWh and 768,094 metric tons of CO2 offset.**
- In 2021, Decatur Parkway generated enough electricity to power the equivalent of approximately 14,334 average U.S. homes for one year, bringing the total since the project was placed in service to approximately 100,657 homes.***
- Fact Sheet
*If the RECs are re-sold, the ultimate purchaser of the RECs gains the exclusive right to claim that its load received any and all environmental benefits associated with the renewable energy generated.
**Per the EPA Environmental Impacts Calculator
***Per the EIA annual average residential electricity consumption