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CS Energy is expanding its footprint in the Southeast with three new solar + storage projects under construction in Florida. Two of the projects are standalone battery energy storage systems with 5.5 MWh and 11.5 MWh in capacity, installed for a leading U.S. utility as part of a technology pilot program “to address growing peak…

Florida Power & Light crews have installed the first battery modules and more than two-thirds of the containers for its massive Manatee solar-storage hybrid project. The NextEra Energy-owned utility has installed 100 of 132 containers for the FPL Manatee Energy Storage Center. The plant will have 409 MW/900 MWh of capacity, enough to power 329,000…

By Nicholas Nhede, Smart Energy International Dominion Energy has announced a new target to convert its vehicle fleet of more than 8,600 units to electric models. The launch of the utility’s ‘Green Fleet’ initiative follows President Joe Biden’s executive order to make 50% of all vehicle sales in the US electric by 2030. The utility’s…

The U.S. could add 10,000 MW of large-scale battery power capacity from 2021-23 – 10 times the total in 2019 – according to a new report by the U.S. Energy Information Administration. EIA expects most of the new storage capacity to come from systems co-located or connected to solar projects. By the end of 2020,…

Facebook will build its newest data center in Mesa, Arizona – powered by 100% renewable energy. The social media giant announced a collaborative effort with the City of Mesa, Arizona Commerce Authority, and the Salt River Project to bring three new solar projects, totaling 450 megawatts, to the local grid in support of the facility.…

Utility-led expansions, competitive prices, and favorable state policies are developing Florida into the Southeast’s leader for solar capacity, according to a new report by S&P. The state is expected to add more than 13,000 MW of solar generation installed over the next decade, the author’s stated, citing state regulators, with enough capacity coming online this…

Heliene heterojunction solar cell module (Courtesy: Heliene) Canadian-based solar panel module manufacturer Heliene is taking another step in its mission to advance the North American supply chain with the launch of a new facility in Riviera Beach, Florida next month. The Riviera Beach facility – the company’s third in North America – will be the…

Heliene heterojunction solar cell module (Courtesy: Heliene) Canadian-based solar panel module manufacturer Heliene is taking another step in its mission to advance the North American supply chain with the launch of a new facility in Riviera Beach, Florida next month. The Riviera Beach facility – the company’s third in North America – will be the…

Energy storage developer Ambri announced a $144 million financing round, backed by India’s Reliance New Energy Solar Ltd, Paulson & Co. Inc, and the company’s largest shareholder, Bill Gates, among others. The funds will be used to finance and commercialize Ambri’s daily cycling, long-duration system technology and to build a domestic manufacturing facility, the company…

LS Power announces the formation of Rev Renewables LLC to develop, acquire and operate energy storage and renewable projects, including conventional hydropower and pumped storage. Rev brings together the storage and renewable assets of parent company LS Power – a firm with three decades of investment, innovation and development experience in the U.S. power and…