{"id":234974,"date":"2026-01-15T17:42:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T17:42:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/234974\/"},"modified":"2026-01-15T17:42:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T17:42:09","slug":"150m-solar-plant-set-to-bring-clean-energy-to-marlboro-co","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/234974\/","title":{"rendered":"$150M solar plant set to bring clean energy to Marlboro Co."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>MARLBORO COUNTY, SC (WPDE) \u2014 Headwater Energy, a prominent player in the renewable energy sector, has unveiled plans to expand its operations into Marlboro County with the development of a significant solar energy facility. <\/p>\n<p>The project, named &#8220;Monarch Energy,&#8221; represents an investment of approximately $150 million and is set to generate 74.9 megawatts of clean energy, enough to power around 14,000 homes annually. <\/p>\n<p>The energy produced will be supplied to Duke Energy Progress, with commercial operations expected to commence in 2029.<\/p>\n<p>TRENDING: <a href=\"https:\/\/wpde.com\/news\/local\/darlington-baptist-retirement-community-and-health-care-employee-stealing-money-old-folks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Assisted living employee links resident&#8217;s credit card to own Cash App, PayPal: AG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Headwater Energy is currently working on over 5 gigawatts of solar and energy storage projects nationwide.<\/p>\n<p>Jay Nemeth, Headwater Energy&#8217;s Chief Strategy Officer, expressed enthusiasm for the project, stating, &#8220;Headwater Energy is excited to invest in Marlboro County and contribute to its growing business community. Our commitment to this project reflects the forward-thinking leadership and pro-business environment cultivated by County officials.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>Nemeth highlighted the anticipated $12 million in tax revenue the solar farm will deliver to the county without additional demands on local services.<\/p>\n<p>Marlboro County Council Chairman Anthony Woods welcomed the company, citing the county&#8217;s abundant electrical infrastructure and business-friendly environment as key factors in attracting Headwater Energy. <\/p>\n<p>Tonny McNeil, Executive Director of Marlboro County Economic Development, added, &#8220;Today\u2019s announcement is proof that Marlboro County is Creating Business Opportunities that last a lifetime.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Headwater Energy, a Carolinas-based leader in renewable energy, has announced it is planning to expand its operations to Marlboro County, according to Marlboro County Economic Development Director Tonny McNeil.<\/p>\n<p>McNeil said the company is developing a 75 megawatt solar energy facility, \u201cMonarch Energy\u201d in the area of Beauty Spot Road between Bennettsville and Tatum.<\/p>\n<p>He added the company will create about 80 jobs indirectly, but paves the way for more economic development in the county.<\/p>\n<p>Comment with Bubbles<\/p>\n<p>BE THE FIRST TO COMMENT<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Most of the jobs are indirect jobs. But the long term impact of it is that it actually tees things up for larger users. So it may be, you know, a very large industrial user base, creating hundreds of jobs. And so when it comes to those large users, it&#8217;s very simple, you have it, or you don&#8217;t,&#8221; said McNeil.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"MARLBORO COUNTY, SC (WPDE) \u2014 Headwater Energy, a prominent player in the renewable energy sector, has unveiled plans&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":234975,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[273,111,139,69,147],"class_list":["post-234974","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-environment","tag-environment","tag-new-zealand","tag-newzealand","tag-nz","tag-science"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/234974","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=234974"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/234974\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/234975"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=234974"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=234974"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=234974"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}