Overview

• ContourGlobal placed the 185 MW Black Hollow Sun I solar facility in Severance, Colorado, into commercial operation on September 4, marking its first operating U.S. renewable asset.
• The plant is now supplying electricity to the community-owned Platte River Power Authority, which serves Fort Collins, Loveland, Estes Park and Longmont.
• A second 139 MW phase is under construction for service by the end of 2026, which would bring the site to 324 MW and make it Northern Colorado’s largest solar project.
• The project uses U.S.-manufactured solar modules from Qcells, which is also providing integrated engineering, procurement and construction services.
• Construction of Black Hollow Sun I generated about 450 direct and 250 indirect jobs, and ContourGlobal reports its U.S. portfolio now totals about 2.8 GW across operating, under-construction and late-stage projects.