UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR & SOLAR + BESS

rPlus Energies’ leaders have been publicly recognized for pioneering renewable energy development in regions with untapped solar potential. Take Utah, a state with enough solar potential to power the entire United States.  rPlus Energies team members have been instrumental in opening Utah’s market for utility-scale solar development. With the 80 MW Utah Red Hills Renewable Park in Iron County, members of the team commissioned Utah’s first utility-scale solar plant in 2015, more than doubling the state’s solar footprint at that time.  The following year, also in Iron County, they completed development of the 80 MW Three Peaks Power solar plant, and commenced development of the 200 MW Appaloosa Solar I project, which started construction in 2022.

Fast forward to 2025, the team counts three utility-scale solar and solar + BESS projects under construction or operation in multiple counties across Utah. Totaling to over 1 GW of capacity, these projects include the commissioned and operating: 80 MW Graphite Solar project operating in Carbon County, the 200 MW Appaloosa Solar I project operating in Iron, County, and the 800 MW solar plus storage Green River Energy Center under construction in Emery County. Utah has a long history of powering the West through traditional extraction industries, and these projects are helping extend that legacy to help meet the region’s expanding energy needs.