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National Grid Renewables Hosts Celebration Event at Noble Solar and Storage Project
Project currently under construction in Denton County, Texas - will contribute millions in economic benefit MINNEAPOLIS, Oct. 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- As part
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[{"type":"text","content":"Project currently under construction in Denton County, Texas - will contribute millions in economic benefit\n\n\nMINNEAPOLIS, Oct. 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- As part of the first annual American Clean Power Week, National Grid Renewables hosted a community event at the Noble Solar and Storage Project (Noble) in Denton County, Texas to celebrate the project's economic and environmental benefits with community members, landowners, customers, and partners. In attendance were executives from National Grid Renewables and two of the solar project's previously announced power purchasers, The Hershey Company and NRG Energy. Additionally, Signal Energy (the project's construction partner), First Solar (the project's module supplier), and Fluence (the project's energy storage provider) were in attendance, as well as representatives from Powering Texas. \n\n \n \n\n \nFor a short video clip of the event, please click here.\nNoble, which is currently under construction with an estimated commercial operation date of 2022, consists of 275 megawatts (MW) of solar and 125 MW of battery storage. Using the United States Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) greenhouse gas equivalencies calculator, Noble is projected to offset carbon dioxide emissions by 450,000 metric tons annually during operation.\n\"Not only will the Noble Project benefit our environment, but it will also benefit our economy,\" commented Blake Nixon, President for National Grid Renewables. \"We anticipate over 475 workers will help build Noble, and millions of dollars will be pumped into the local and state communities during construction. Additionally, throughout the first 20 years of operation, Noble is projected to benefit Denton County and the state of Texas through the creation of approximately $30 million in new tax revenue, several on-site operations and maintenance jobs, and over $1 million in donations funded by Noble through a local charitable initiative.\"\n\"Hershey recognizes the importance of companies reducing their GHG emissions to help protect the environment, and we have made strong commitments to science-based reduction targets to do our part,\" said Mark Kline, Senior Manager, Nut & Energy Sourcing, Global Commodities Hershey. \"Transitioning our operations to clean and renewable energy is one way we will help achieve our substantial reduction commitments, ...