Doral Renewables has paused active development of the Huntington Creek Solar project.
This decision is the direct result of current interconnection challenges. Every utility-scale project must complete a required interconnection process that determines what grid upgrades are needed and what they would cost, with the developer responsible for those costs. For Huntington Creek Solar, those costs are in the hundreds of millions of dollars with close to one-billion in new investment required for new projects to interconnect. These costs are too high for the project to deliver reliable, affordable power.
The Huntington Creek Solar project was planned to help diversify Utah’s energy mix by injecting 240 megawatts of solar electric power into the local grid, enough to serve up to 66,000 households annually. In addition, the project was planned to have a 200 MWh battery storage component to enhance energy security and reliability.
Over its lifespan, the project was anticipated to generate $35.9 million in additional property tax revenues. Additionally, the construction phase was expected to generate at least 200 good-paying jobs and stimulate economic growth opportunities for local businesses.