Category: California
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Liberty Utilities goes with BoxPower solar microgrid for wildfire mitigation, cost avoidance
Liberty Utilities is going with a microgrid solution from BoxPower to power a remote mountain research station. The decision will save millions of dollars by replacing high fire-risk distribution lines with a containerized solar+storage microgrid. The project is the result of a request-for-offers issued by Liberty Utilities for a wildfire-mitigationRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Largest solar-plus-storage project by a California CCA coming via Clean Power Alliance, 8minute
8minute Solar Energy executed a 15-year power purchase agreement with Clean Power Alliance for the 400-MW Rexford 1 Solar & Storage Center in Tulare County — which includes 180 MW/540 MWh of energy storage. When it becomes operational in 2023, Rexford will provide enough energy for over 370,000 Californians, making it the largestRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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United States energy storage sector hits deployment record in second quarter (residential up 28%)
According to Wood Mackenzie and the U.S. Energy Storage Association’s latest ‘US Energy Storage Monitor’ report, 168 megawatts were deployed in second quarter of 2020. This is an increase of 72% quarter over quarter, 117% year-over-year and is the second-highest quarterly total ever seen, falling just behind the fourth quarterRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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United States energy storage sector hits deployment record in second quarter (residential up 28%)
According to Wood Mackenzie and the U.S. Energy Storage Association’s latest ‘US Energy Storage Monitor’ report, 168 megawatts were deployed in second quarter of 2020. This is an increase of 72% quarter over quarter, 117% year-over-year and is the second-highest quarterly total ever seen, falling just behind the fourth quarterRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Wasatch Energy Group tabs sonnen for virtual power plants in California apartments
Sonnen and Wasatch Energy Group are deploying a series of residential virtual power plant projects in California. The Wasatch California Virtual power plant fleet 1 and 2 will outfit some 3,000 residential apartment homes with solar generation and Sonnen intelligent battery energy storage. In aggregate, the project is set toRead More — Solar Builder magazine