US: Owens Corning has completed the construction of a 2.7MW solar power plant for its thermal and acoustical insulation facility in Delmar, New York. Constellation Energy, part of Exelon Corp, funded, constructed and will operate the solar facility. The project was developed under the NY-Sun initiative, which is being administered by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority.
Owens Corning will buy the power generated by the plant under a 20-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with Constellation. The facility consists of 9000 ground-mounted panels and is expected to produce about 3.3BWh/yr of power, offsetting about 2339t of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. It will cover over 6% of the electricity requirements of Owens Corning's insulation facility.
