AEP Energy Partners, Lightsource bp sign power contract for 188 MW solar farm

Lightsource bp and AEP Energy Partners have signed a power purchase agreement for a 188 megawatt solar project located in New Carlisle about 10 miles west of South Bend, Indiana. Once complete, the Honeysuckle Solar project will generate enough clean energy annually to power 27,000 U.S. homes and will reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 204,000 metric tons each year. Lightsource bp will finance, build, own and operate the facility and sell the solar energy it generates to AEP Energy Partners under a long-term PPA. Construction of the project has been initiated on site, with commercial operation starting in 2024. South Bend based Inovateus Solar LLC is the construction contractor for the facility, with a focus on utilizing local labor for the mechanical, electrical and civil work on site.