ContourGlobal launches operations at Black Hollow Sun solar plant

SEVERANCE — ContourGlobal Ltd. has launched operations at a solar photovoltaic facility near Severance, the London-based company’s first renewable-energy plant in the United States.

Black Hollow Sun I, a 185-megawatt plant, will provide power to the Platte River Power Authority, which serves Fort Collins, Estes Park, Longmont and Loveland.

The plant represents the first phase of the Black Hollow Sun complex, which will also include Black Hollow Sun II, a 139-megawatt plant. The complex is expected to be completed in 2026 with a total capacity of 324 megawatts, making it the largest solar project in Northern Colorado and PRPA’s largest contracted solar asset, according to a ContourGlobal press release.

Once fully operational, the complex will produce around 608 gigawatt-hours of clean energy each year, enough to power more than 73,000 homes while avoiding almost 450,000 metric tons of carbon-diozide emissions each year, the company said.

“The start of operations at Black Hollow Sun I is a pivotal moment for ContourGlobal, marking our first U.S. renewable plant to reach operational state, and especially meaningful as we celebrate our 20th anniversary since the company was incorporated in the U.S.,” Antonio Cammisecra, CEO of ContourGlobal, said in a written statement. “This project, together with Black Hollow Sun II targeted for completion by the end of 2026, exemplifies our strategy to deliver clean, reliable power while strengthening our commitment to local communities and partners such as Platte River Power Authority.”

Black Hollow Sun was originally developed by Hanwha Renewables and acquired by ContourGlobal earlier this year. The company estimates that 450 direct jobs and 250 indirect jobs were created for the construction of Black Hollow Sun I.
ContourGlobal is headquartered in London, with a global hub in Milan, Italy.

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