America’s largest privately held developer, Invenergy and owner and operator of clean energy solutions, hosted an open house at the West Liberty Community Center, for the Olympus Solar Energy Center recently. The event provided an opportunity for community members to learn more about the project, and ask questions to the Invenergy team.
“Thank you to everyone who came out to our open house. We were excited to have the opportunity to share more about the Olympus Solar project and connect with more members of the community,” said Steve Morris, lead developer of Olympus Solar. “Our goal is to form a long-term partnership with the West Liberty community, and events like the open house are a great way for us to remain transparent and communicative throughout the project development process.”
The Olympus Solar Energy Center is a proposed 200-megawatt solar facility that will include a battery energy storage system in Muscatine County. The project will generate enough electricity to power 37,000 American homes. The project will invest millions of dollars into the local community through increased tax revenue, landowner payments, and employee wages and benefits, and will create up to five long-term local operations & maintenance positions.
“Not only will the Olympus Solar project represent a significant investment into the West Liberty area, it is encouraging to see a company invest their time into answering community questions and building relationships,” said Philip Wiese, Executive Director of WeLead West Liberty Economic Area Development. “What’s especially exciting is that this project will generate clean energy to help power our community while creating long-term benefits for our region. I look forward to welcoming Invenergy to our community.”
The open house comes on the heels of Invenergy’s donations to three Muscatine County fire departments. In June, the Olympus Solar team presented a $2,000 donation to the Atalissa Fire Department, West Liberty Fire Department, and Nichols Fire Department. These funds will be used to help the fire departments replace and update equipment, helping them keep their towns and communities safe.
