Construction progress on Coldwater Solar will accelerate this month as pile installation wraps up and racking and module deliveries continue.

Here's a quick rundown on recent progress and upcoming activities:

Construction Progress Update

• Pile Installation: Over 34,000 piles have been installed across the site and the work is about 70% complete. The remaining piles will be installed throughout the month of April. Thank you for your patience during this process. You may have noticed some yellow sleeves being installed around the steel piles across the project. These sleeves help prevent mechanical stress from "frost heave", when the soil moves during the freeze/thaw cycle in the spring and fall. This important piece helps avoid stress on the racking and modules during those seasonal temperature changes.
  
  
• Racking & Module Delivery: Components for our racking/tracking system as well as solar modules themselves are being delivered throughout the site. You may notice components being staged at one of several temporary laydown yards throughout the site. This is to cut down on truck traffic and ensure components are staged where they will be needed. About 75% of our racking system has been delivered and over 15% of the solar modules have been delivered as of today.
  
  
• Landscaping Plan: We've been working with landowners and neighbors to finalize our landscaping screening plan along mutual property lines. Trees and shrubs associated with the plan will be planted this fall.

Upcoming Activities

Here’s what you can expect in the months ahead:

• Pile Installation Completion: Weather permitting, we are on track to complete pile installation by May.
  
  
• Ongoing Panel Deliveries: Delivery of the solar panels themselves will continue throughout the month, so expect an increase in truck traffic along the primary delivery route on Fenn Road and Angola Road near I-69 during this process.
  
  
• Construction Milestones: The Barton Malow team is on schedule and we are targeting substantial completion by the end of September or early October in preparation for commencing operations by the end of the year.