150 Megawatts of Clean Energy Comes Online in Hardin County, Ohio

Press release from Invenergy: January 7, 2025 – Invenergy, the leading privately held developer, owner, and operator of sustainable energy solutions, announced today that its Hardin II Solar Energy Center has commenced commercial operations. Located in Hardin County, Ohio, Hardin II Solar will generate 150 MW of clean energy.

As announced last month, Meta will purchase the renewable energy generated from Hardin II Solar. The project represents additional energy generation capacity in the region, thereby enhancing the reliability of the area’s electrical grid.

“We are grateful to work alongside the Hardin County community and our project partners to bring Hardin II Solar to fruition,” Michael Kaplan, Senior Vice President of Development at Invenergy said. “As energy demand continues to rise, committed partners like Meta are helping Invenergy bring more clean energy online.”

“Meta continues to invest in opportunities that support our efforts to match our electricity use with 100 percent clean and renewable energy. Through Hardin II Solar’s Environmental Attribute Purchase Agreement, we take another step in achieving our energy goals while helping bring more economic benefits to project communities and delivering more reliable energy to the local grid.” said Urvi Parekh, Global Head of Energy, Meta.

Invenergy’s solar projects bring millions of dollars of investment into the local economy, helping to fund public schools, emergency services, and local infrastructure. Hardin II Solar supported more than 400 jobs during construction and will generate more than $78 million of investment in the local community through property taxes, landowner payments, wages and benefits.

“I’m happy to participate in a project that enables many farmers, like me, to add a different and steady income stream,” Tim Scarbrough, a Hardin II landowner, said. “The Invenergy team has also spent time giving back to the whole community by supporting local events and increasing funding for schools, and emergency fire and EMS services.”

Invenergy’s solar project portfolio is growing in Ohio. In the next year, Invenergy anticipates commercial operations at Hardin III Solar and two more solar projects are expected to begin construction in 2025.

About Invenergy

Invenergy is accelerating cleaner, more reliable, affordable energy. Invenergy and its affiliated companies develop, build, own, and operate large-scale renewable and other clean energy generation, transmission and storage facilities in the Americas, Europe, and Asia. Headquartered in Chicago, Invenergy has regional development offices in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Spain, Japan, Poland, and Scotland.

Invenergy and its affiliated companies have successfully developed more than 33,000 megawatts of projects that are in operation, construction or contracted, including wind, solar, transmission infrastructure and natural gas power generation and advanced energy storage projects.