Recommendation to approve Columbia Solar project hear to Governor’s desk

OLYMPIA, Wash. –  A new solar project could that could power thousands of homes could soon be built in central Washington.

Wednesday the Washington Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council finalized its recommendation to approve a 25-megawatt solar project and delivered its recommendation to Governor Jay Inslee.  

In October 2017, TUUSSO Energy applied for a site certification agreement from EFSEC to construct and operate five solar arrays and two generation tie lines in Kittitas County, WA.

Collectively the installations would span 200 acres of leased land and are known as the Columbia Solar project. Each new solar array would be capable of providing up to 5 megawatts of solar energy within the Puget Sound Energy service area, for a total of 25 megawatts of electrical power generation.

According to the Northwest Power and Conservation Council, as of 2017, the average residential electricity customer in the Northwest uses about 11 megawatt-hours per year.  At 11 megawatt-hours per year per average household, on a regional basis, one average megawatt is enough to power 796.36 Northwest homes for a year.

Once the report and supporting documents are delivered to Gov. Inslee, he has 60 days to issue a final decision.