Located in Worcester County, the 3MW (AC) project is part of the company’s first solar development and first renewable energy project in its home state of Massachusetts.
Currently, the company is in the process of completing a 14MW AC solar project in nearby Warren, Massachusetts, which is expected to come online in June 2014.
The two projects have a power purchase agreement with the University of Massachusetts (UMass).
As part of the PPA, the UMass Lowell campus and the UMass Medical School in Worcester will receive a majority of the financial incentives resulting from both the Millbury and Warren projects.
First Wind CEO Paul Gaynor said, "We are thrilled to have our first solar project up and running, providing clean, cost-competitive renewable energy to customers in our home state of Massachusetts."
"Massachusetts has shown great leadership by setting ambitious clean energy goals, and First Wind is pleased to help develop new sources of cost-competitive, renewable energy that will help support these efforts," Gaynor added.
"Our solar projects are a testament to our partners, the University of Massachusetts and the local communities, and we are now able to deliver clean energy to ratepayers while boosting the local economy through our construction and operations-related activities and via local tax revenues."
Construction on both the Millbury and Warren projects began in the fall of 2013 and are expected to avoid $1m annually in energy costs over the course of the 30-year agreement.
Borrego Solar Systems has led the construction of the projects, while the Millbury solar project created around 85 jobs during construction period..
First Wind is also currently developing a 20 MW (AC) solar project in Mililani, Hawaii and seven small utility-scale projects in Utah.
