Meridian Energy Partners needed schedule certainty above all: a utility PPA with fixed commercial-operation penalties, a high-altitude site at 2,300 m, and a construction window that crossed a Rocky Mountain winter. Two EPCs had declined to commit to the date.
We signed it. Our engineering, procurement and construction teams work under one roof, so permitting, interconnection studies and detailed design ran in parallel instead of in sequence — the schedule risk was engineered out before groundbreak.
The solution
210 hectares of single-axis trackers carrying 158,000 bifacial modules, tuned for the San Luis Valley's high irradiance and reflective winter albedo — snow works for this plant, not against it. A dedicated 115 kV substation ties the park to the regional grid.
Procurement locked tracker and module pricing at contract signature. Civil works started within 90 days, and a peak crew of 310 kept installation on curve through January. The plant reached commercial operation 11 days ahead of the contracted date.
Annual yield
3.2% above the P50 model in year one.
Homes equivalent
Under a 20-year utility PPA.
Lost-time incidents
612,000 site hours worked.
CO2 avoided / year
Versus the regional grid mix.
Two contractors told us the date was impossible. Industrial Solar signed it, then beat it by eleven days — at altitude, through winter. That is why they now operate the plant too.
