Solar+Storage, Energy
prnewswire | August 29, 2023
Stellar Solar, one of the most experienced solar and battery installers in Michigan and San Diego since 1998, is providing sponsorship support and educational content on solar and battery storage for Planet Detroit, the independent nonprofit local news organization whose mission is to inform and educate on environment and public health issues in Detroit and Michigan. Given the heightened profile of both solar and battery storage in Michigan due to the extension of the 30% tax credit for both solar and batteries, the electrification of the auto industry, and the proliferation of battery production in Michigan, more homeowners than ever before are exploring how they might benefit from both.
Planet Detroit Founder and Editor Nina Ignaczak had this to say about the collaboration
"Given Stellar Solar's 25 years in business, A+ Better Business Bureau ranking and educational approach to presenting homeowners with all their options, we felt they would be the perfect partner to help Planet Detroit provide valuable content for people new to solar and battery storage in Michigan."
David Boylan, Vice President of Marketing and Business Development for Stellar Soar added: "Stellar Solar has built our business over the past 25 years by educating homeowners on the benefits of solar and battery storage, presenting them with all their options, and guiding them through the process, rather than a hard sell. That approach is reflected by our number one source of new business coming from customer referrals. We seek the same qualities in our industry partners and Planet Detroit certainly fits that bill given the valuable content and reporting they provide. Our team of industry experts is excited to have this new platform to help educate Michiganders on the benefits of both solar and battery storage. It's an exciting time for renewable energy in Michigan and we are proud to be taking this leadership role by partnering with Planet Detroit."
Stellar Solar offers quick, easy, no-pressure virtual residential solar and battery quotes for Michigan homeowners interested in solar and battery storage.
About Stellar Solar
Headquartered in Oceanside, California and Royal Oak, Michigan, Stellar Solar is a leading California and Michigan residential and commercial PV solar and battery storage design and installation company since 1998 with over 15,000+ installations across Southern California and Michigan including notable commercial installations on The Salk Institute, US Foods, Cedars Sinai Hospital and more. Readers of the Union Tribune have voted them best solar panel company again in 2022 marking the sixth year in a row and tenth time in twelve years winning the award. Their 5 Star Reviews on Yelp, A+ rating with the Better Business Bureau and high customer ratings on Angie are further testament to their standing as the leading solar, battery storage, and EV connectivity provider to homes, businesses, nonprofits and faith-based organizations in Southern California and Michigan.
About Planet Detroit
Planet Detroit is an independent nonprofit local news organization designed to inform you about the environment and public health in Detroit and Michigan. We focus on accountability, solutions and community reporting, and we have a deep commitment to engaging with the community. Our mission is to produce quality climate, equity, health and environment journalism in the public interest that centers grassroots voices, holds power accountable, spotlights solutions + serves the community.
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businesswire | July 07, 2023
Stem, a global leader in artificial intelligence (AI)-driven clean energy software and services, today announced that its award-winning solar monitoring and optimization solutions are now commercially operational as part of Hungary’s largest solar power plant, Mezőcsát. Athena®, Stem’s AI clean energy platform, includes AlsoEnergy’s PowerTrack and PowerManager Control Solutions (PMCS), which are designed to help the 304 MW DC power plant reduce Hungary’s reliance on natural gas and increasing electricity generated from alternative energy sources. EXTOR Energy, a Hungarian engineering, procurement, and construction provider (EPC) and Stem certified service partner in the region, is the operations and maintenance (O&M) provider for the Mezőcsát project. The announcement follows Stem’s successful launches of four other 60MW projects in Hungary over the past year and further solidifies the company’s utility scale leadership in Eastern Europe.
“EXTOR Energy´s partnership with Stem has already proven to be valuable to our initial solar projects across Hungary, but this is just the beginning of our collaboration,” said CEO at EXTOR Energy. “We are excited to continue working with Stem as we enhance our PV projects with advanced storage solutions to further maximize value across those assets.”
“Stem is excited to see our international strategy coming to fruition with the successful activation of utility-scale clean energy assets, especially as the European market prepares for Net-Zero Industry Act (NZIA), one of the biggest investment initiatives in the renewable energy sector,” said John Carrington, CEO at Stem. “As more businesses explore storage solutions, we look forward to continuing to deliver value and support in monetizing more clean energy projects in existing and expanding markets.”
Athena’s vertically integrated hardware and software solutions are designed to enable utilities to maximize the output of renewable energy assets. The edge-to-cloud clean energy optimization solutions, combined with Stem’s professional services, provide the convenience and security of a single-source provider throughout the project lifecycle. PowerTrack, PMCS for power plant control and data acquisition, plus onsite weather sensors provide direct access to actual site conditions, to meet the demanding utility-grade monitoring and control requirements. Providing high-quality analytics of onsite conditions and remote-control functionality, PowerTrack enables informed insights to improve energy and financial performance. AlsoEnergy’s in-house experts in design, engineering, commissioning, and operations provided the SCADA system design, power plant controller (PPC) configuration, project management, and remote commissioning support for a fast installation, quick interconnection, and plant performance maximization. In addition, its dedicated engineering team helped to accelerate asset onboarding onto PowerTrack to decrease time to data.
Hungary has emphasized the importance of increasing electricity from alternative sources along with new production, storage capacities and the infrastructure to support the country’s goal of energy sovereignty and energy production. The $185.9 million investment represents the largest continuous solar park in Eastern Europe, which accounts for eight percent of the electricity produced by all domestic solar power plants. Occupying approximately 1087 acres (440 hectares) and consisting of 466,000 solar panels, the massive solar power plant is already connected to the Hungarian electricity grid and can produce 372 gigawatt hours (GWh) of electricity annually (enough to power the Hungarian city of Debrecen with a population of 200,000 for half a year).
About Stem
Stem provides clean energy solutions and services designed to maximize the economic, environmental, and resiliency value of energy assets and portfolios. Stem’s leading AI-driven enterprise software platform, Athena® enables organizations to deploy and unlock value from clean energy assets at scale. Powerful applications, including AlsoEnergy’s PowerTrack, simplify and optimize asset management and connect an ecosystem of owners, developers, assets, and markets. Stem also offers integrated partner solutions to help improve returns across energy projects, including storage, solar, and EV fleet charging.
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Solar+Storage, Energy
Businesswire | August 01, 2023
Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Inc. (B&W) (NYSE: BW) announced today that its subsidiary, Babcock & Wilcox Solar Energy, Inc., has been awarded contracts totaling more than $20 million by Summit Ridge Energy, LLC, for the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) of 25 megawatts of community solar energy projects in Illinois.
B&W has successfully executed multiple projects for Summit Ridge Energy, including a $15 million community solar project announced in March 2023 and a $20 million project announced in 2022.
“We value our strong, ongoing relationship with Summit Ridge Energy and are excited to develop more projects in the future as we look to grow and expand B&W’s presence in the community solar industry,” said Jimmy Morgan, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, B&W. “We appreciate the confidence Summit Ridge Energy has shown in B&W’s installation, site coordination and project management expertise and look forward to continuing to work together.”
B&W will engineer, procure and construct the six photovoltaic solar projects, with completion scheduled for 2024.
“As Summit Ridge Energy continues to expand our solar leadership in Illinois, we’re pleased to partner with B&W on another EPC contract,” said Raj Soi, Executive Vice President of Operations, Summit Ridge Energy. “We are proud of our work to create new jobs in Illinois, invest in the local economy and provide solar power savings to more than 20,000 households and businesses.”
With more than 100 solar projects installed, B&W offers reliable system design, construction and optimized system integration. B&W is committed to providing forward-thinking solar solutions, outstanding service, and quality construction with safety as a top priority.
Summit Ridge Energy is the largest commercial solar developer and owner-operator in Illinois, with an energy portfolio of more than 250 megawatts across the state. Summit Ridge Energy has invested over $900 million in Illinois through the development and acquisition of 116 individual solar farms, located across 35 counties. These projects have employed more than 3,500 construction workers and provide solar power savings to more than 20,000 Illinois ratepayers.
About Babcock & Wilcox
Headquartered in Akron, Ohio, Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Inc. is a leader in energy and environmental products and services for power and industrial markets worldwide.
About Summit Ridge Energy
Launched in 2017, Summit Ridge Energy is the nation’s leading commercial solar company. Through its strategic partnerships and project financing expertise, the company develops and acquires pre-operational projects within the rapidly growing solar energy and battery storage sectors. In the past six years, Summit Ridge Energy has deployed over $1.6B USD into clean energy assets. With a development pipeline of more than 2 GW, Summit Ridge Energy will have more than 400 MW of PV online by the end of 2023, providing solar power to 50,000 homes.
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