Summary
Built in three phases, the Snipesville Solar Ranch in Denton, Georgia has a combined capacity to generate 300 MWAC of clean renewable power, enough to meet the electricity needs of more than 50,000 Georgia homes annually. This Ranch is the largest wholly owned and operated agrivoltaics operation in in the United States. Agrivoltaics combines solar power generation and agricultural production on one piece of land. Along with Houston Solar, Snipesville Solar Ranch is one of our flagship Regenerative Energy® agrivoltaics projects.
Silicon Ranch invests in agricultural expertise, infrastructure, and livestock to restore solar farm land. Snipesville Solar Ranch is home to a large flock of our company-owned Katahdin sheep and employs a team of full-time shepherds. The shepherds manage the sheep intentionally to restore soil health, biodiversity, and water quality as the animals graze and naturally fertilize 1,200 acres of land year-round. Our investments provide important benefits for the local community. These include increased revenues and employment for local businesses and new career opportunities for rural young people, whom we employ and train in regenerative land management.
In the Community
Silicon Ranch seeks opportunities to build relationships with educational institutions of all sizes and levels – from elementary schools to high schools to graduate programs. The company provides valuable training opportunities at Snipesville Solar Ranch for veterinary students while facilitating top-tier medical attention to the company’s sheep. We have partnered with the University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine to complete bi-annual pregnancy checks on our large company-owned flock at Snipesville Solar Ranch and to support our vaccination program.
Phases I, II, and III
Built, owned, and operated by Silicon Ranch on behalf of Green Power EMC, Phase I of Snipesville Solar Ranch contributes to Green Power EMC’s expanding portfolio of renewable energy projects across Georgia, supplying their members’ communities with reliable and cost-effective clean energy.
Silicon Ranch built, owns, and operates Phases II and III of Snipesville Solar Ranch on behalf of our partners Walton EMC and Meta to support Walton EMC’s commitment to providing Meta with 100% renewable energy for their operations in Georgia.
Facts & Figures
300 MWac
Locally Produced Renewable Energy Capacity
50,000
Georgia Homes that Snipesville Solar Ranch can Power Annually
1,200
Acres of Land Regeneratively Grazed to Restore Soil Health
$445,000,000
Capital Investment for Economic Development
$26,000,000
New Tax Revenues over 40 Years to Fund Local Priorities
700+
Jobs Created
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Press Coverage
- Solar Power World: Silicon Ranch signs on for 107-MW solar project for Facebook in Georgia
- Renewables Now: Facebook data centre in Georgia to get power from 107-MW solar park
- NS Energy: Walton EMC signs PPA for 107MW Snipesville II solar project in US
- Atlanta Business Chronicle: Nashville’s Silicon Ranch to build 107 MW solar plant to power Facebook data center in Georgia