Sonrisa Solar Energy Park

Installed capacity of 200-megawatts

Project overview

Sonrisa Solar Energy Park would be located in Fresno County, California, approximately 3.5 miles west-southwest of the community of Tranquillity. Sonrisa Solar Energy Park would complement the area’s desert landscape while harnessing the region’s abundant sun.

Economic benefits

Sonrisa Solar Energy Park yields significantly in the form of payments to landowners, local spending, and annual community investment. Sonrisa is also compatible with other land uses and provides a stable form of income to local landowners.

$234 million

Capital investment

Millions of dollars

Would be paid to local governments

$20+ million

Would be paid to landowners

Millions of dollars

Would be spent locally

Job creation

150 construction jobs and multiple permanent jobs would be created

Renewable energy technology

Energy Security

Sonrisa would contribute to the national energy security for the state of California 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.

Solar panel technology

Solar panels contain no liquids or materials that would pose a risk to the environment or human health.

330 million gallons of water saved each year

Sonrisa Solar Energy Park would save more than 330 million gallons of water each year and prevents the air pollution that causes smog and acid rain.

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