North Carolina Construction News staff writer
SolRiver Capital has begun construction on its 7 MW Longleaf Solar Project in Davie County. The Denver-based renewable energy firm acquired the project, completed remaining development, and reached the Notice to Proceed (NTP) milestone. It will be part of the company’s expanding renewable energy portfolio in the Carolinas.
“When we purchased the Longleaf project, it wasn’t quite ready to build,” said Riley Sullivan, executive vice president at SolRiver Capital. “Fortunately, we have a good playbook for wrapping up development and getting projects built.”
The Longleaf project is expected to begin generating energy by the second quarter of 2025, adding to SolRiver’s growing portfolio, which will total nearly 100 MW in the Carolinas. The company is also developing a 6 MW project in the area, set to come online around the same time.
Once finished, SolRiver will have brought a dozen solar projects online in the Carolinas, totaling approximately 100 MW of generating capacity.
The project is utilizing safe-harbor panels purchased and delivered in 2023. Eligible for safe harbor, these panels were stored in a North Carolina warehouse and have been deployed on this project as well as several other projects built over the past two years. Panel deliveries were recently completed at the Longleaf site. “This approach helped us stay ahead in a rapidly evolving market.” added Brandon Conard.
The company is also building the Williams project, a 6 MW installation expected to come online around the same time as Longleaf.