EDPR NA Distributed Generation LLC, the distributed generation arm of EDP Renewables North America LLC, has acquired a 20-MW portfolio of community solar projects in Illinois from developer Renewable Properties LLC. The acquisition, which includes four projects currently in development, will add to EDPR NA’s existing portfolio of 310 MWp across 538 active sites. Once commissioned, the plants will generate around 42 GWh annually, enough to cover the consumption of over 5,000 Illinois homes. The value of the purchase was not disclosed.

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