Avangrid’s Tower Solar project in Morrow County, Oregon. Photo Courtesy of Avangrid
Avangrid’s Tower Solar project in Morrow County, Oregon. Photo Courtesy of Avangrid
BOARDMAN, Ore.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Mar 9, 2026–
Avangrid, Inc., a leading energy company and member of the Iberdrola Group, today announced that it has completed the installation of more than 250,000 American-made solar panels at its Tower Solar project in Morrow County, Oregon. The project’s solar panels were assembled domestically by SEG Solar at its new Houston manufacturing facility. Avangrid continues to work on other aspects of the project ahead of commercial operation expected later this year. The 166 MWdc (120 MWac) project will deliver energy to the Portland General Electric (PGE) power grid and help support a new QTS data center campus in the region.
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Avangrid’s Tower Solar project in Morrow County, Oregon. Photo Courtesy of Avangrid
“This is a major milestone for Tower Solar and demonstrates how investment in America’s energy infrastructure drives economic growth nationwide,” said Jose Antonio Miranda, Avangrid CEO. “Assembling modules in Texas supported U.S. jobs and manufacturing, project construction is building the local workforce, and once complete, operations will reinforce the region’s grid with new power to support growing demand.”
“SEG Solar is proud to support Avangrid’s Tower Solar project by supplying high-quality modules manufactured at our Houston facility,” said Jim Wood, Chief Executive Officer of SEG Solar. “This project reflects our continued commitment to product quality, manufacturing excellence, and building strong partnerships across the U.S. market.”
Tower Solar is located just west of Boardman, Oregon and sits on about 900 acres of industrially zoned land owned by the Port of Morrow. Avangrid created approximately 200 construction jobs that were filled mostly with regional union labor. Tower Solar is expected to pay about $20 million in combined PILOTs (payment in lieu of taxes) and property taxes which will support a variety of public services, including education.
Tower Solar will deliver electricity to PGE’s grid through Green Future Impact (GFI), a voluntary program designed to help large municipal, commercial, and industrial customers meet their ambitious sustainability and carbon reduction ambitions through the development of new clean energy facilities in the region. PGE’s GFI program lets large customers choose non-emitting energy without increasing costs for other customers. All customers benefit from the energy, but program participants pay the extra cost of the clean energy they select.
About Avangrid: Avangrid, Inc. is a leading energy company in the United States working to meet the growing demand for energy for homes and businesses across the nation through service, innovation, and continued investments by expanding grid infrastructure and energy generation projects. Avangrid has offices in Connecticut, New York, Massachusetts, Maine, and Oregon, including operations in 23 states with approximately $48 billion in assets, and has two primary lines of business: networks and power. Through its networks business, Avangrid owns and operates eight electric and natural gas utilities, serving more than 3.4 million customers in New York and New England. Through its power generation business, Avangrid owns and operates 80 energy generation facilities across the United States producing 10.5 GW of power for over 3.1 million customers. Avangrid employs approximately 8,000 people and has been recognized by JUST Capital as one of the JUST 100 companies – a ranking of America’s best corporate citizens – in 2025 for the fifth consecutive year. The company was named among the World’s Most Ethical Companies in 2025 for the seventh consecutive year by the Ethisphere Institute. Avangrid is a member of the group of companies controlled by Iberdrola, S.A. For more information, visit http://www.avangrid.com.
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CONTACT: Media Contact:
Keaton Thomas
Keaton.thomas@avangrid.com
503-956-9621
KEYWORD: OREGON UNITED STATES NORTH AMERICA
INDUSTRY KEYWORD: ALTERNATIVE ENERGY ENERGY
SOURCE: AVANGRID, Inc.
Copyright Business Wire 2026.
PUB: 03/09/2026 12:57 PM/DISC: 03/09/2026 12:57 PM
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