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KIOWA COUNTY Solar Project
Kiowa County Solar Project, LLC is constructing an up to 100 megawatt (MW) solar energy facility in Kiowa County, Oklahoma. Construction began in August 2023 and will continue through December 2024. We are excited to make this clean, environmentally compatible, renewable energy generation installation a reality.
Kiowa County Solar Project, LLC is constructing an up to 100 megawatt (MW) solar energy facility in Kiowa County, Oklahoma. We are excited to work in partnership with county officials, community stakeholders, and landowners to bring Kiowa County residents the opportunity to host a clean, environmentally compatible, renewable energy generation installation.
CONSTRUCTION
At the start of construction, the majority of activity will consist of site preparation and earthwork, substation construction, and post and racking installation. Construction activity will generally take place from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. or from sunrise to sunset to ensure minimal disruption of daily activity. Occasionally, some construction activities may take place at night, but they will be limited to low-sound activities. No noise or light impacts are expected to affect nearby residences. Please note, the sequencing of construction activities is subject to change due to weather conditions or other adverse events.
Project Facts
Location
size & acres
transmission
The project is located west of Lawton, OK, and immediately adjacent to the town of Snyder, OK.
The project is expected to utilize approximately 655 acres and generate up to 100 megawatts (MW) of clean electricity during its expected 40-year operational life.
The project will interconnect into AEP substation and connect to the Southwest Power Pool.
Benefits of a solar project
A solar project provides a healthy, productive economic development opportunity for local landowners to harvest a stable cash crop–the sun. Benefits include positive impacts on the local economy through tax revenues to local governments and support to other local services. Host communities typically experience economic boosts for local businesses and supply chains and opportunities for new jobs–primarily during the construction phase.
In addition to being safe and compatible with agricultural and rural residential uses, solar energy facilities exist in harmony with wildlife and the environment. They make good neighbors because they operate almost silently without producing odor or byproducts; or attracting additional traffic.
In the bigger picture, solar energy projects provide an abundant, earth-friendly, sustainable power resource to help stabilize electricity costs. These amazing systems lessen carbon emissions and contribute to diversifying the nation’s electricity grid.
local economic benefits
Solar power produces direct positive economic impacts by contributing to the economic revitalization of local communities through increases to the local tax base and creating stable revenue to fund local schools and other taxing bodies.
Solar power also generates indirect positive economic impacts during the construction process as local businesses (restaurants, gas stations, hotels, stores, and more) and supply chains experience an influx of customers.
February 2024 – Present: Photovoltaic Module Installation
Module Installation: The fourth phase in the construction process consists of installing the photovoltaic modules. Also called solar panels, each module is an assembly of connected solar cells that absorb sunlight as a source of energy to generate direct current (DC) electricity. Groups of solar modules are called solar arrays. The arrays are installed on the solar panel mounts (racking).
December 2023 - Present: Racking Installation
Racking Installation: The third phase in the construction of a large-scale solar project consists of installing the solar racking system, or solar panel mounts, which will support the solar arrays. These panels racks are installed on the piles that have already been driven into the ground.
September 2023 - Present: Pile Driving
Pile Driving: The second phase in the construction of a large-scale solar project includes installing the support structures for the solar panels. These support structures are called piles, and installing these support structures is called pile driving. Pile driving requires accurate distance, spacing, level, and depth of the piles. After the pile foundations have been installed, panel racks can be mounted onto them.
August 2023 - December 2023: Site Preparation
Site Preparation: The site preparation of a utility-scale solar project consists of creating safe site access for construction crews and a level mounting surface for the ground-mounted solar panels.