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Ragsdale Solar Park

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Ragsdale Solar Park

Monday 10, February 2025
Installed capacity of 100 MW

Project overview

Ragsdale Solar Park is located south of Canton, Mississippi, and only a short drive away from the Natchez Trace Parkway, Ross R. Barnett Reservoir, and the Pearl River. The project will provide power directly into Entergy Mississippi’s transmission system as well as provide economic benefits to the surrounding community.

Economic benefits

Ragsdale Solar Park yields significantly in the form of payments to landowners, local spending, and annual community investment. Ragsdale Solar Park is also compatible with other land uses and provides a stable form of income to local landowners.
$50 million
Total project impact
$34.6 million
Paid to local governments
$15 million
Paid to landowners
$2 million
Spent locally
Job creation
100 construction jobs and 2 permanent jobs created

Renewable energy technology

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Energy Security

Ragsdale will contribute to the national energy security for the state of Mississippi and the U.S, helping diversify domestic supply.

Solar as a neighbor

Solar projects are essentially silent neighbors designed to capture light while not producing glare.
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Solar panel technology

Solar panels contain no liquids or materials that would pose a risk to the environment or human health.
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127 million gallons of water saved each year

Ragsdale Solar Park will save more than 127 million gallons of water each year and prevents the air pollution that causes smog and acid rain.

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Contact us

Ragsdale Solar Park

Corporate Headquarters
1501 McKinney Street, Suite 1300,
Houston, TX 77010

 

713.208.8114

jeffrey.jacobs@edp.com

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