Matrix Renewables and rPlus Energies Break Ground on Largest Solar Facility in the Idaho Power System

MIAMI, FL, September 13, 2023: Matrix Renewables and rPlus Energies recently held a groundbreaking ceremony for Pleasant Valley Solar, the 200 MWac / 261 MWdc solar project in Ada County, Idaho. Once the solar facility is operatonal, the project will be the largest solar facility in Idaho Power’s service territory and will deliver output into the same grid that supports Meta’s new data center in Kuna, Idaho.
The hosts of the groundbreaking ceremony were joined by landowners, project partners, local elected officials, project vendors, and members of the community.
The groundbreaking follows Matrix Renewables’ acquisiton of a controlling interest in Pleasant Valley Solar from rPlus Energies earlier this summer.
rPlus Energies, the original developer of the Project, remains as minority interest owner in the Project.
Cindy Tindell, Managing Director and Head of U.S. for Matrix Renewables noted, “This groundbreaking is the next big step toward making the Pleasant Valley Solar project a reality for the people and future of Idaho, supportng its transiton to locally produced clean, green energy.”
“rPlus is proud to work with Meta and Idaho Power as long-term partners to help achieve their sustainability goals and manage the region’s transiton to renewable energy,” stated Luigi Resta, rPlus Energies President & CEO. “We are equally proud to partner with Matrix Renewables, who share our deep respect and commitment to renewable power generaton for Ada County and the surrounding community.”
The project is expected to utlize many local vendors during constructon, bringing significant revenue to the area, benefits to local businesses, and approximately 220 constructon related jobs.
The project has selected Sundt Renewables to provide engineering, procurement, and constructon (EPC) services, Nextracker to provide racking, BODEC to provide high voltage electrical contractng services and ET Solar to provide the solar modules for Pleasant Valley Solar.
About Matrix Renewables
Matrix Renewables is a renewable energy platorm created and backed by global alternatve asset manager TPG and its $18 billion impact-investing platorm TPG Rise. Matrix Renewables’ current portolio is comprised of 14 GW of solar, storage and green hydrogen projects in North America, Europe and Latn America. For more information, visit www.matrixrenewables.com or send an email to info@matrixrenewables.com
About rPlus Energies
rPlus is a team of commited energy industry professionals working together to develop large-scale renewable energy generation and electric storage projects in the United States. rPlus specializes in bringing projects to market through partnership with the private sector, municipalities, utilities, and industry-leading technology and service providers. Its portolio consists of a strategic mix of solar, solar plus batery, wind, and pumped storage hydro facilities. rPlus’ projects contribute to the economic and technological modernization of America’s energy systems. rPlus is headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah and operates as a subsidiary of the Gardner Group.