HAZLEHURST, Ga., April 29 2019 – Today the Joint Development Authority of Jeff Davis County, Hazlehurst, and Denton announced a significant capital investment in the local community by Silicon Ranch Corporation, the U.S. solar platform for Shell and one of America’s largest independent solar power producers. The financial commitment exceeds $75 million and will fund two new solar plants in Hazlehurst and Snipesville, both of which are scheduled to come online before the end of next year.

Partner Silicon Ranch Corporation to own, operate and maintain each site

HAZLEHURST, Ga., April 19, 2017 -- Green Power EMC, the renewable energy supplier for 38 Georgia Electric Membership Corporations (EMCs), and Silicon Ranch, one of the nation's largest independent solar power producers, today officially dedicated a 52-Megawatt (MW_AC) solar energy plant in Jeff Davis County, Georgia.

Customers of electric cooperatives across Georgia are now enjoying the benefits of solar energy without the costs and complications of rooftop solar panels through a new program known as Cooperative Solar.