Why Plantersville?

The site was selected, in part, due to the availability of private land held by a single landowner that supports a well-designed solar facility that is significantly set back from roadways and property lines and largely obscured from view.  The location is also close to both the Santee Cooper transmission lines and the retiring Winyah Coal Generation Station.  Additionally, the site allows us to design, construct and operate an economically competitive solar facility with minimal environmental impacts.  

For example, the project is designed to minimize wetland impacts, to utilize existing roads and stream crossings to avoid impacts from new roads and crossings, to incorporate significant wildlife corridors that allow wildlife migration, and to incorporate setbacks of at least 200 feet in which existing natural vegetation will be retained as much as possible.