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Spearmint Energy brings 400 MWh of new battery storage online in Texas
1+ hour, 44+ min ago (188+ words) Commercial operation reached for twin 200 MWh BESS sites supporting ERCOT's rapidly growing power demand. US-based renewable energy company Spearmint Energy has achieved commercial operation for two standalone battery energy storage system (BESS) projects in Texas, adding a combined 200 MW / 400 MWh…...
Arizona task force roadmap prioritizes virtual power plants and distributed solar to cut energy costs
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (358+ words) Arizona's Energy Promise Taskforce released 31 recommendations calling for the accelerated deployment of virtual power plants and distributed solar to meet a projected 40% increase in peak demand. overnor Katie Hobbs' Arizona Energy Promise Taskforce released a strategic roadmap recommending the accelerated…...
Arizona solar policy hinges on this year's Salt River Project elections
2+ mon, 4+ day ago (873+ words) The vote, which takes place between March 11 and April 7, will determine the leadership of the Salt River Project and could have profound effects on solar policy at the utility, which serves more than one third of all electricity sold in…...
Arizona industrial steel manufacturer to power electric arc furnace with solar and storage
6+ mon, 3+ week ago (278+ words) Steel producer Nucor tapped Ameresco for a 50 MW / 200 MWh battery energy storage system to stabilize its electricity demand. Ameresco announced it has achieved commercial operations for a 50 MW / 200 MWh battery energy storage system for Nucor, supporting its steel bar mill…...
Arevon Begins Operations at Ratts 1 and Heirloom Solar Projects in Pike County, Indiana
7+ mon, 6+ day ago (630+ words) Arevon Energy, Inc. , a leading American energy developer, owner, and operator, is pleased to announce that operations are underway at its Ratts 1 and Heirloom Solar projects in Pike County, Indiana. Arevon Begins Operations at Ratts 1 and Heirloom Solar Projects in…...
California hybrid hydrogen fuel cell and battery storage facility is now online
7+ mon, 1+ week ago (356+ words) The Calistoga Resiliency Center offers long-duration emergency microgrid services during service interruption from wildfires and severe weather events with a combination of hydrogen fuel and lithium-ion batteries. Capable of providing peak output of 8. 5 MW to an isolated microgrid for approximately…...
LS Energy Solutions activates 200 MW / 400 MWh energy storage in California
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (215+ words) The Big Rock battery energy storage site is comprised of 137 containerized batteries and will help the California grid meet resource adequacy requirements. Image: LS Energy Solutions LS Energy Solutions announced it has commenced commercial operations at the Big Rock energy…...
Arizona executive order tackles energy affordability as federal actions risk 150, 000 jobs
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (438+ words) Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs issued an executive order focused on energy affordability and cutting red tape as recent federal actions will "jeopardize 151, 122 energy-related jobs and $104 billion in private investment across the Arizona economy." Image: Carol M. Highsmith, Wiki Commons In a…...
Longroad Energy Achieves Financial Close of 1000 Mile Solar, a 400 MWdc Project
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (391+ words) The output of the 1000 Mile project will be delivered into the Southwest Power Pool (SPP) grid, advancing Meta's target to support its data center operations with 100% clean energy. A commitment from Morgan Stanley Renewables Inc. for tax equity financing for…...
Meyer Burger gives up on selling itself as a whole, sells U. S. solar production tools
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (279+ words) Sales of module and cell production equipment to, respectively, Waaree Solar Americas and Babacomari North Solar further thin chances of any Meyer Burger revival of its domestic production. Solar technology producer Meyer Burger Group has surrendered its drive to restructure…...