Tag: sustainability
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ESS vs. gas peaker plants: Maine study factors in social costs
The cost/benefit comparison of a new battery-based energy storage systems (ESS) vs. a new gas peaker plant involves a substantial number of technical variables, but if social cost is not considered, then the calculus is badly skewed, according to a new study comparing ESS vs. gas peaker plants. “If you consider the social and environmental……
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Solar to save Groton Public Schools in Connecticut $40,000 in energy costs
The Groton Board of Education in Connecticut expects to save $40,000 per year on energy costs after installing solar photovoltaic (PV) systems on two schools in the town. The system at Groton Middle School has 560 panels with a 230 kW capacity, and the Mystic River Magnet School has 256 panels with 100 kW capacity….…
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Mississippi community says: ‘Yes, in my backyard’ to solar
Residents in Panola County, Mississippi, are saying yes to solar. Clearloop, a subsidiary of Silicon Ranch, has been working closely with the community to develop a series of large-scale projects that are providing mutual benefits for the company, its customers and the surrounding region. Panola County is a community at the cross-section of the Mississippi……
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Silicon Ranch to develop first utility-scale solar project under expanded TVA program
Nashville-based Silicon Ranch has signed an agreement to develop a 110 MW solar project for Middle Tennessee Electric (MTE), the largest electric cooperative in the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) region and the second largest in the United States. The Copeland Solar Farm will be the first utility-scale solar project under TVA’s Expanded Generation Flexibility Program, which allows……
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Clearloop energizes 2.8 MW White Pine Solar Farm in Tennessee
Clearloop flipped the switch on the new 2.8 MWdc White Pine Solar Farm in White Pine, Tennessee. The project was developed in conjunction with global financial technology platform Intuit Inc. and national specialty outdoor retailer REI Co-op. “This project represents the possibilities fostered by responsible, thoughtful and meaningful corporate climate action,” said Laura Zapata, CEO and cofounder of……