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Solar+Storage

Solar FlexRack | July 13, 2021

Solar FlexRackTM, a division of Northern States Metals and an innovative leader in PV mounting and solar tracker systems, announced the installation of its Series B Cast-In-Place (CIP) ballasted mounting solution in a 4.7 MW community solar project in Spanish Fork, Utah. The project is maintained by Utah Municipal Power Agency and is the state's largest landfill solar project. This project was created on a 27-acre landfill site that was unsuitable for commercial development by Prometheus Pow...

Solar+Storage, Energy

PR Newswire | October 04, 2023

Southern Company, TerraPower and CORE POWER have successfully started pumped-salt operations in the Integrated Effects Test (IET), signifying a major achievement in the development of Generation-IV molten salt reactor technology, namely TerraPower's first-of-a-kind Molten Chloride Fast Reactor (MCFR). "Southern Company believes the next generation of nuclear power holds ...

Energy

East Bay Community Energy | September 27, 2021

Today at Altamont Pass in Livermore, California, East Bay Community Energy (EBCE), one of California's most successful community choice power agencies, marked the commercial commencement of the Scott Haggerty Wind Energy Center, a re-powered source of clean energy for residents within its district spanning 14 cities and Alameda County. The ribbon-cutting is emblematic of what EBCE sees as a new era for inclusive energy. The new facility represents a $20 million investment into...

Solar+Storage, Energy

SDG&E | October 13, 2022

Following a summer of record temperatures in California, San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) announced the start of testing for the company’s new 40 MW energy storage project in Fallbrook and the start of construction on one of four energy storage and microgrid projects that will bring an additional 39 MW of battery capacity to the region. SDG&E has been rapidly expanding its energy storage portfolio. The company has about 95 MW of utility-owned energy storage currently available,...