Entergy Louisiana and DESRI announce start of commercial operations at Sunlight Road Solar

Entergy Louisiana and D.E. Shaw Renewable Investments (DESRI) have commenced commercial operations at the 50-megawatt Sunlight Road Solar facility in Franklinton, Washington Parish.

Entergy Louisiana and DESRI announce start of commercial operations at Sunlight Road Solar

Entergy Louisiana and D.E. Shaw Renewable Investments (DESRI) have commenced commercial operations at the 50-megawatt Sunlight Road Solar facility in Franklinton, Washington Parish. This installation, featuring over 100,000 photovoltaic panels, will generate enough electricity to power approximately 11,500 homes. Through a 20-year power purchase agreement, the facility is expected to save Entergy Louisiana customers about $22 million. The project aligns with Entergy’s commitment to a net-zero emissions future and supports the state’s growing demand for renewable energy.

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Jenya Meydbray

Jenya is the Chief Commercial Officer of Nevados, prior to that he co-founded PVEL in 2010 and served as CEO for the past dozen years. 

He developed the first extended reliability and performance test protocols for the downstream PV industry as well as innovative methods of evaluating PV performance for power plant level risk assessment and mitigation. 

Prior to founding PVEL, Jenya was the Senior Quality and Reliability Engineer at SunPower where he designed accelerated test methods for high-efficiency solar cells and modules. Jenya began his career at NASA Ames Research Center’s hyper-gravity facilities. He also served as VP of Technology for Cypress Creek Renewables, a utility-scale project developer.

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Rick Baldini

Rick has over 18 years of finance experience across several industries including financial services, insurance, real estate, and construction.  Rick is experienced in building, leading, and advising companies through complex restructurings, business expansion and product development.  

Prior to Nevados, Rick was the CFO for Link Real Estate & Urban Land Co, a real estate investment firm, that Rick led to become the fastest growing private company in Central Ohio.  Rick has also been successful in structuring a multi-million-dollar licensing deal with a public company while CFO at Global Administration Management, a boutique consulting firm in the insurance industry.

Rick is a graduate of the University of Arizona where he received a B.S. in Finance and Marketing.