Infrastructure and Energy Alternatives, Inc. announced it has been awarded a contract by Silicon Ranch Corporation to construct the Cedar Springs Solar Ranch in Early County, Georgia. The 70-megawatt (MWAC) solar project will provide power to Green Power EMC, the renewable energy supplier for 38 Georgia electric cooperatives. IEA's scope of work includes the installation of owner furnished modules and full balance of system EPC construction, including all civil, mechanical, and electrical work.

More than 215,000 First Solar Series 6 modules will be installed across the 1,400-acre site in rural southwest Georgia. Silicon Ranch will return the land housing the Cedar Springs Solar Ranch to agricultural production through managed sheep grazing under and around solar panels and other regenerative pastureland management practices via its Regenerative Energy® platform. Through these regenerative practices, Silicon Ranch will restore the land to a functioning grassland ecosystem and deliver additional benefits to the region, such as carbon sequestration, restored soil health, improved water quality, and enhanced biodiversity.