Ameresco Announces Commercial Operations of its First Wind Farm in County Kerry, Ireland

Ameresco acquired the Beale Hill Wind Farm from Irish electric company, First Electric and completed a number of upgrades including nacelle, generator and rotor arm replacements. The project has been developed exclusively by Ameresco and is not reliant on any form of subsidy from the Irish Government in the form of tariffs or consumer levies helping to provide citizens in the surrounding community with carbon-free energy. The electricity generated at Beale Hill will be sold directly into the local utility network under a power purchase agreement.

“This landmark project is both an extension of our company’s geographic footprint and strategic expansion of our renewable energy asset portfolio,” said Ameresco Executive Vice President and Director David J. Anderson. “Already, Ameresco’s North American based renewable energy assets stand at 255 MW and counting, and our Beale Hill project paves the way to develop additional wind power projects in the future. This project is an important milestone in supporting Ameresco’s long-term strategy to expand its portfolio of renewable generation and energy storage assets on an international scale.”

“It is very satisfying to get this project over the line,” said Derek Dixon, Chief Executive of Ameresco Limited. “The latter stages of construction, commissioning and energization were completed amid a plethora of obstacles, including more recently the COVID-19 pandemic. I am grateful to our in-house team for all that they did to successfully complete this landmark project. and for the support and advice provided by our Irish legal advisors LK Shields and our subcontract partner Bettink.”