Lightsource BP signed a 25-year power purchase and asset acquisition agreement for a 20 megawatt solar energy facility. The agreement is with Mid-Kansas Electric C, a unit of Sunflower Electric Power Corp.

Located in Stanton County, Kansas, the project will be built, owned and operated by Lightsource BP. Mid-Kansas will buy all of the solar energy from the facility. Construction is scheduled to begin in early 2019. When completed, the project will be one of the largest solar facilities in Kansas.

In addition to generating on-peak energy and capacity, the solar facility will also reduce loading on a transmission line that is nearing full capacity, thus deferring or eliminating an upgrade for the Mid-Kansas transmission system.

In December 2017, oil major BP agreed to buy a 43 percent equity share in Lightsource for $200 million, paid over three years. The majority of this investment will fund Lightsource’s worldwide growth pipeline.