Tag: Southern Company
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Wood Mac: The top 10 global PV asset owners have over 22 GW of total solar capacity
According to Wood Mackenzie’s inaugural global solar photovoltaic (PV) asset ownership ranking (excluding China), the world’s top 10 solar PV asset owners now hold over 22 gigawatts (GW) of cumulative solar capacity. Collectively, the top 10 added around 2.5 GW of new capacity in 2018. “The global solar market remainsRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Rethinking the grid: Southern Co. is building renewable, energy efficient communities with this Smart Neighborhood initiative
This may be a glimpse into the future: Southern Co. and its Alabama Power and Georgia Power subsidiaries have announced a Smart Neighborhood initiative that will provide customers with state-of-the-art home construction, distributed energy resources – including solar and battery energy storage – and smart home appliances and technologies. TheRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Southern Power enters Texas solar market with 157-MW project
Southern Co. subsidiary Southern Power is on the move again, acquiring a controlling interest in the 157-MW Roserock solar facility – the company’s first solar project in Texas – from Recurrent Energy, one of North America’s largest solar developers. The latest addition to one of America’s largest renewable portfolios, the facility is beingRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Washington Gas Energy Systems to Evaluate Battery Storage System in Cedartown, Ga.
WGL Holdings Inc., through its subsidiary, Washington Gas Energy Systems (WGESystems), announced an agreement with Southern Company and the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) to test and evaluate a battery storage system at a 1-megawatt (MW) solar array in Cedartown, Ga. The project will analyze a 1-MW/2-MWh lithium ion batteryRead More — Solar Builder magazine