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Learn How Geli Can Improve the ROI of Solar PV
Minimal energy storage is required to achieve maximum demand charge savings. Learn how Geli can improve any solar investment with the addition of energy storage. Geli worked with Woodlawn Associates, a leading energy project finance consulting firm, to determine the economic benefits of solar-plus-storage systems in a number of different markets. High level findings include: The NPV of a ...
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1,600 MWh Project is One of the Largest Solar + Storage Systems Under Development in the US
rPlus Energies, a leading privately held renewable energy developer, announced that its Green River Energy Center project recently amended its power purchase agreement with PacifiCorp to quadruple the battery storage capacity from 400-megawatt-hours to 1,600 MWh, securing its position as one of the largest solar-plus-storage projects under development in the United States.The project involves ...
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Putting a Price on Resilience Could Lead to More Solar+Storage
– Findings presented in a new paper by the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and Clean Energy Group (CEG) show that more integrated solar photovoltaic (PV) and battery storage projects could make economic sense if the value of avoiding power outages is taken into account in project economics. Based on in-depth modeling of various building types, ...
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California Utilities Enlist Swell Energy to Advance Virtual Power Plants
Renewable energy and grid solutions provider Swell Energy Inc. this week announced that it is working with three California utilities on pilot projects to expand grid services use cases for residential solar + storage resources to meet both local and regional energy needs. Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) and San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) are working with Swell to expand ...
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Geli Is named 2017 Global Cleantech 100 Company
For the second year running, Geli has been named in the prestigious 2017 Global Cleantech 100. The Global Cleantech 100 represents the most innovative and promising ideas in cleantech. Featuring companies that are best positioned to solve tomorrow’s clean technology challenges, the Global Cleantech 100 is a comprehensive list of private companies with the greatest potential to make ...
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Commercial Solar may be 78% Third-Party Owned by 2021
Corporate customers are procuring moresolar than ever. Companies are raising capital for commercial solar. And community solar is booming. It's a heady time for investment in distributed commercial solar. Now more than ever, it's important to understand what commercial customers want, and how these solar projects are financed. According to GTM's new report, Commercial Solar Consumer Finance ...
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Lockheed Martin Delivers Energy Storage Systems to Cypress Creek Renewables for Solar-Plus-Storage Projects
Lockheed Martin and Cypress Creek Renewables have commissioned 12 MWh of GridStar™ Lithium energy storage systems for 12 solar-plus-storage projects. The solar-plus-storage system will provide clean electricity to communities served by Brunswick Electric Membership Corporation (EMC) in southeastern North Carolina. Lockheed Martin's GridStar™ technology is designed to ensure that this ...
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Electrek - Joint Base Pearl Harbor just broke ground on a big solar-plus-storage system
The Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam West Loch Annex just broke ground for the Kupono Solar Project, a solar-plus-storage system in O‘ahu, Hawai‘i. The Kupono Solar Project will sit on around 131 acres of federal land and feature a 42-megawatt (MW) solar array and 42 MW/168 MWh of lithium-ion battery storage. The renewable energy will go to Hawaiian Electric’s (HECO) grid and ...
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EVs Create New Value in the Energy Cloud, but Utilities Are Not Guaranteed a Cent
by Stuart Ravens, Navigant Research (reprinted with permission)EVs present utilities with the single largest opportunity for load growth in a generation. However, other industries are eyeing the following alternative opportunities in the electrification of transport:Sales of EVsCharge station salesSolar PVStationary storageEV battery aggregationEnergy supplyVolkswagen Group is the latest ...
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Clean Power Alliance Launches Power Ready Program for Power Resiliency Across Southern California
Clean Power Alliance (CPA) has released a Request for Offers (RFO) for its Power Ready program and seeks developers that are uniquely qualified to build power resiliency in numerous Southern California communities. The need for backup power systems is growing as power outages become more likely with increased wildfires, public safety power shutoffs, aging infrastructure, and increased grid ...
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FPL Unveils First Solar-Plus-Storage System In The U.S. That Can Increase Solar Power Plant Output
Florida Power & Light Company recently unveiled a new, cutting-edge solar-plus-storage system that is believed to be the first in the country to fully integrate battery technology with a major solar power plant in a way that increases the plant's overall energy output. By incorporating this new technology into the FPL Citrus Solar Energy Center, a solar power plant that was built in 2016, FPL ...
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Hawaiian Electric Encourages Customers to Add Energy Storage to Rooftop Solar Systems
Hawaiian Electric is accepting applications for Battery Bonus, a new program that will pay a cash incentive for residential and commercial customers on Oahu to add energy storage (a battery) to an existing or new rooftop solar system. This one-time incentive will help move Hawaii toward the company's goal of 100% clean energy by 2045 and add more renewable resources to the grid in the short-term ...
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Eos Energy Storage Deploys Aurora 2.0 Battery System Coast to Coast with Duke Energy and University of California, San Diego
Eos Energy Storage (Eos) has announced two new projects deploying the company’s Aurora 2.0 battery system in major markets on both coasts of the United States. The next generation solution integrates the company’s aqueous, zinc Znyth® battery technology — built on ten years of testing and learning — as a safe, sustainable, and scalable alternative to Lithium Ion.The Eos Aurora® 2.0 has been ...
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Generac Grid Services Partners with California Utility on Virtual Power Plant Program
Generac Grid Services announced this week that it has been selected by Southern California Edison (SCE) as one of the Virtual Power Plant (VPP) providers for the company's Power Flex program. The initiative empowers SCE residential customers to extend the value and return on investment of their residential solar PV and battery storage systems by enrolling them in a VPP designed to alleviate ...
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Solar Power World - Ameresco, Bright Canyon Energy break ground on solar + storage project for Hawaiian naval base
Ameresco and Bright Canyon Energy hosted a groundbreaking and blessing ceremony for the Kupono Solar Project on October 7, 2022. This combined solar and battery storage system will be built at the Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam West Loch Annex in Hawaii. Once operational, the project is designed to deliver 42 MW of clean energy to Hawaiian Electric’s (HECO) grid on the island of Oahu. ...
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AES Distributed Energy Selects SunPower Platform to Power Innovative Solar Plus Storage Plant in Kaua?i
AES Distributed Energy, Inc., a subsidiary of The AES Corporation (AES), and SunPower Corp. recently (10/25) announced that a SunPower® Oasis® Power Plant platform with an innovative solar plus storage facility is under development by AES DE on the Hawaiian island of Kaua?i . AES DE will construct a 28-megawatt SunPower Oasis system at the site, as well as a 20-megawatt five-hour ...
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SEPA's Energy Storage Snapshot Highlights Opportunities in Nascent Storage Market
The Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA) has announced the release of the 2018 Utility Energy Storage Market Snapshot, the second annual overview of the energy storage market.Now in its second year, the Energy Storage Market Snapshot relies on data and survey responses submitted directly by U.S. utilities. The 137 utilities that submitted data for SEPA's survey represent more than 82 million ...
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Tucson Electric Power`s Largest Solar Plus Storage System is Now in Service
Tucson Electric Power (TEP)'s newest and largest solar power system is now online. The Wilmot Energy Center (WEC), located on 1,130 acres southeast of Tucson International Airport, includes a 100-megawatt solar array and 30-MW battery energy storage system -- each the largest of their kind on TEP's local energy grid. TEP will purchase power from the WEC under a long-term agreement with an ...
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Groundbreaking California Rule Transforms How Renewables Connect to the Grid
By: Gwen Brown, IREC's Communications Director A new decision this week (June 23) from the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) marks a significant milestone by dramatically simplifying the interconnection process for distributed energy resources (DERs), like solar and batteries, and providing valuable transparency for project developers. This is one of the most significant changes to ...
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GE Expands Renewable Energy Business Portfolio to Accelerate Growth, Improve Performance, and Lead the Energy Transition for GE
GE recently (1/30) announced that it intends to intensify its focus on the growing renewable energy market by consolidating all of the company's renewable and grid assets into a single, simplified Renewable Energy business. Global demand for renewable power generation and the associated grid integration continues to increase globally; the latest report from the International Energy Agency* showed ...
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