Mammoth North Solar is the first phase of the Mammoth Solar project, one of the largest solar projects in the US. This project is generating 400 MW of energy, enough to power approximately 75,0000 households. This alone makes it one of the largest energy generating facilities in the state, and the largest solar facility.  It is our first project to achieve commercial operations.

The Mammoth Solar project in its entirety is expected to generate 1.3 GW of energy, which will power approximately 275,000 households annually and is located across Starke and Pulaski Counties in Norwest Indiana. The project was named “Mammoth” because of ancient mammoth bones discovered in fields where it would be built and because of the growing size and scope of the mammoth project.

This project started in 2019 as a grassroots effort in the homes and barns of local farmers. Today, Mammoth Solar has over 65 families, who lease their land to Doral Renewables as part of this project. Upon the decommissioning of the project, the landowners receive their land back and can utilize it as they see fit.

In May 2021, Doral Renewables executed a long-term power purchase agreement (PPA) with AEP Energy, a subsidiary of American Electric Power and one of the largest electric energy wholesale and retail suppliers in the U.S.  Mammoth North begun construction in March 2022, and in June 2022 Doral Renewables announced the company has achieved a financial closing for the project’s construction. Mammoth North became operational in October 2024.

Today, the project is home not only to solar modules and energy production, but also to over 2,000 sheep, kunekune pigs, donkeys, alpacas and dog, all working in harmony as the project’s vegetation management team, grazing the land and ensuring vegetation is well maintained. This operation is considered a large-scale agrivoltaics deployment site, and is benefiting local farmers who are able to maintain and expend their farming operations.