Hickory Solar Park
Friday 7, October 2022
Installed capacity of 110-megawatts
Project overview
Hickory Solar Park will be located just north of Jerseyville on the Illinois side of the Mississippi River, north of St. Louis, Missouri. The town is surrounded by vast open agriculture fields and small patches of heavily wooded areas. The town of Jerseyville is a small, farming community that also serves as a popular getaway destination for the greater St. Louis area.
Economic benefits
Hickory Solar Park yields significantly in the form of payments to landowners, local spending, and annual community investment. Hickory Solar Park is also compatible with other land uses and provides a stable form of income to local landowners.
$311.5+ million
Total economic impact
$5 million
Paid to landowners
$306.5 million
Spent locally
Job creation
124 construction jobs and 2 permanent jobs created
Renewable energy in Illinois
With the collaboration of local business and land owners, and other community members, EDPR NA is able to provide clean energy for the state, in addition to strengthening the local communities
Renewable energy technology
Energy security
Energy security
Hickory Solar Park helps strengthen energy security for the state of Illinois and the U.S., helping diversify domestic supply.
Solar as a neighbor
Solar as a neighbor
Solar projects are essentially silent neighbors designed to capture light while not producing glare.
Solar panel technology
Solar panel technology
Solar panels contain no liquids or materials that would pose a risk to the environment or human health.
139 million gallons of water saved each year
Hickory Solar Park will save 139 million gallons of water each year and prevents the air pollution that causes smog and acid rain.
Contact us
EDP Renewables North America
Corporate Headquarters
1501 McKinney Street, Suite 1300
Houston, TX 77010
832.819.9040
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