The State Building Commission approved today the Chattanooga-based Signal Energy as the design/build contractor for the West Tennessee solar farm in Haywood County.
The proposed five-megawatt, 30-acre power generation facility is part of Gov. Phil Bredesen's Volunteer State Solar Initiative, funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, and will be one of the largest solar installations in the Southeast.
Signal Energy, a subsidiary of EMJ Corp., was picked following a competitive request-for-proposal process. It's a full service contractor providing engineering, procurement and construction services for renewable energy projects.