Tag: utility-scale
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Webinar | From CapEx to OpEx: How to Build Profitable Solar Tracker Projects
Wednesday | April 24 | 2 pm EDT | Register here The path to maximizing long-term revenue begins with understanding how terrain, topography, weather, and technology impact CapEx and OpEx. Join our webinar on April 24 to learn how smart decision-making up front can reduce capital and operating expenses while driving a higher ROI. Leading……
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Enel starts construction of Ables Springs solar + storage project in Texas
Enel North America has begun construction of the Ables Springs solar + storage project in Kaufman County, Texas. The project pairs a 186 MW solar photovoltaic (PV) system with a 115 MW / 169 MWh battery energy storage system. “When ERCOT conditions tightened this winter, Enel’s solar and storage plants provided crucial generation and quick-response……
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Ohio approves largest solar project in the state
The Ohio Power Siting Board’s (OPSB) has approved the Oak Run Solar Project, an 800 MW solar + storage + agrivoltaics facility in Madison County. The project represents the largest solar power generation facility approved to date in the Buckeye State. In addition to the 800 MW of solar generation, Oak Run Solar will also……
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EDP Renewables inks 15-year PPA with Walmart in Texas
EDP Renewables North America LLC (EDPR NA) and Walmart Inc. have signed a 15-year power purchase agreement (PPA) for a portion of a new 180 MWac solar project in Texas. The agreement adds to a long-standing national partnership that includes 431 MW of offtake from both utility-scale and distributed generation sites across North America. Under the new……
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UL Solutions adds Frequency Regulation Modeling to battery system design tool
UL Solutions released the new 1.0 version of HOMER Front software, adding expanded performance and financial forecasting capabilities for designing complex utility-scale energy storage, solar, wind and hybrid systems. Battery energy storage system (BESS) stakeholders can model most electricity markets worldwide, including frequency regulation, capacity markets, real-time energy markets, and contractual power purchase agreements with……