8minute Solar Energy: ‘Every Project’ Could Have Built-In Storage

A year out from a leadership change that saw company co-founder Tom Buttgenbach buying out founder and CEO Martin Hermann, 8minute Solar Energy has a new name, an expanding footprint in new markets and a record-breaking solar-plus-storage project under contract with Los Angeles' municipal utility. 8minute now ranks in the top five developers in the U.S., according to data from Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables. The California-based developer is increasingly garnering attention for its eye-popping project sizes and an aggressive move into paired storage. The recent announcements are “the culmination of years' worth of effort,” said Sean Kiernan, the company’s senior vice president of development, but they're also the result of 8minute’s focused development approach.