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Cypress Creek & Google Break Ground on America's Largest Solar Project

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Cypress Creek Energy and Google broke ground on Steel River Energy Center, the nation's largest solar project to date. Once fully complete by 2029, the three-phase project will provide 2.5 GWdc of solar and 2.9 GWh of battery storage, generating enough electricity to power more than 315,000 Arkansas homes annually. The first two phases will deliver 1.6 GWdc and 1.9 GWh of storage, supporting 700 construction jobs per phase.

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