Month: January 2024

Plus Power has begun operating its Kapolei Energy Storage facility in Hawaii. The KES battery project, located on 8 acres of industrial land on the southwest side of Oahu near Honolulu, uses 158 Tesla Megapack 2 XL lithium-iron phosphate batteries. It offers the grid 185 MW of total power capacity and 565 MWh of electricity, acting as an electrical …

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Apex Clean Energy announced that its 125-MW Wheatsborough Solar project in Erie County, Ohio, was contracted under the Microsoft–Volt Energy Utility Environmental Justice Framework. Microsoft and Volt Energy Utility, a minority-owned solar energy development firm, developed the framework to leverage corporate emmission-reduction goals to support environmental justice, community and diversity initiatives. This framework, and the …

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Sunstone Credit, a clean energy financing platform that helps businesses go solar, has acquired commercial solar lender ORKA Finance. Due to financial incentives, customer preferences for sustainability, and the need for resilient power access, businesses of all sizes are increasingly adopting solar energy – and experts expect that popularity to grow. However, despite the many advantages of …

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New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy recently signed a bill to strengthen the state’s community solar program, increasing its overall size and expanding access by meaningfully eliminating barriers for low- and moderate- income (LMI) residents’ participation. The 10-MW BEMS community solar landfill project, located on the Big Hill Landfill in Southampton, New Jersey. Credit: CEP Renewables …

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