Snipesville Solar Ranch

Summary

Built in three phases, the Snipesville Solar Ranch in Denton, Georgia has a combined capacity to generate 300 MW_AC 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

Read About Snipesville Solar Ranch

From Silicon Ranch

Sheep Grazing Solar Panels at the Snipesville Solar Farm

Replicating Agrivoltaics in a Big Way

Press Coverage

What Our Stakeholders Are Saying

“More than 30 EMCs will share in the energy produced by this new facility, and we are grateful for the support from our members and for the partnership we have with Silicon Ranch. We are proud that in addition to providing our members with reliable, affordable, renewable energy, our work can further support economic development in Jeff Davis County.”

Jeff Pratt, Green Power EMC President

“We are proud of the work we have done with Walton EMC and TVA to accelerate the transition to renewables in Georgia and the Tennessee Valley. As we continue to support our global operations with 100% renewable energy, we are pleased to expand our partnership with Silicon Ranch, a trusted partner who shares our commitment to have a positive impact on the communities where we locate.”

Urvi Parekh, Meta Head of Renewable Energy.

“Silicon Ranch is honored by the confidence and trust that Meta continues to place in our company to execute on their behalf, and we are grateful to be part of this compelling economic development story with them as well as with our utility partners Walton EMC. Meta’s commitment to support their operations with 100% renewable energy is directly responsible for our own commitment to invest more than $2.3 billion across more than a dozen rural communities in Georgia, Tennessee, and Kentucky. As a company that calls this region home, we look forward to being active members of each community for decades to come.”

Reagan Farr, Silicon Ranch Co-Founder and CEO

“Walton EMC is proud of the meaningful work we are doing together, and we are grateful to each of our partners for the significant investments they are making in our service territory and across the state, reinforcing and strengthening Georgia’s claim as the number one state for business.”

Ronnie Lee, Walton EMC CEO

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