It will be called the Teanaway Solar Reserve and located near Cle Elum in Washington, covering an area of about 400 acres and will have 75 MW of installed solar power capacity. The new PV solar power plant, if built, will be the largest such power generation project in the world. Currently, that title remains with the similar facility located in Spain, sporting 60 MW of installed solar power capacity.

The project is receiving widespread praise for offering a package of benefits and manufacturing jobs for the local communities. Washington State officials are emphasizing the value of a project like the Teanaway Solar Reserve, saying this is exactly the kind of project the state was hoping to attract.

Possible location of new PV solar power plant. (Image credit: Teanaway Solar)

Teanaway Solar LLC is currently negotiating with several international solar manufacturers and is reviewing several sites near Cle Elum on which the future solar power plant would be built. It is estimated that the project will require some 400,000 solar panels, with further estimates that this will create hundreds of manufacturing, installation and maintenance jobs (which may not be that many compared to the number of unemployed, but any number of jobs is better than no jobs).