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Pivot Energy Helps Extra Space Storage's Solar Portfolio Cross 15 MW Milestone

Pivot Energy | January 27, 2023 | Read time : 02:31 min

Pivot Energy Helps Extra Space Storage

Pivot Energy, a national renewable energy provider, is set to deploy nine additional rooftop solar systems on Extra Space Storage's facilities, adding a capacity of 946.8 kilowatts to an already expansive renewable energy portfolio that has now reached 15 megawatts (MW). The rooftop solar arrays developed as a result of this collaboration will generate approximately 20 million kilowatt-hours of clean electricity annually, enough to power over 2,500 homes.

Since 2018, Extra Space Storage and Pivot Energy have developed 150 solar projects in twelve U.S. states: California, Colorado, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Rhode Island, Michigan, Massachusetts, Missouri, and Tennessee. Each solar system produces 80 to 100 percent of the facility's energy, making Extra Space Storage a leader in promoting renewable energy.

Extra Space has been an industry pioneer in solar adoption for over a decade and was the first self-storage company to receive Nareit's award for displaying excellent and continuous sustainability practices. It has won this award three years in a row, from 2020 onwards.

Pivot Energy is a commercial solar provider that helps municipalities, schools, universities, businesses, and non-profits reduce operating costs and electricity consumption by maximizing state and federal incentives and making their operations more sustainable.

Erik Bruner, Director of Business Development for Pivot Energy, shared, "We deeply value our longstanding partnership with Extra Space Storage." He added, "It is a delight to work with a client that's genuinely enthusiastic about incorporating solar into their business model, and they've truly paved the way for their industry. This 15 megawatt milestone is certainly not the end of the road for Extra Space, and we look forward to helping them achieve even more of their sustainability goals in the future."

(Source – PR Newswire)

About Pivot Energy

Headquartered in Denver, Colorado, Pivot energy is a national solar provider that designs, finances, constructs, and manages solar energy and energy storage projects. Its goal is to decarbonize electricity, improve access to clean energy for local communities, and deliver cost savings for families and businesses. The company provides a distributed energy platform that includes various software and services designed to serve the entire solar ecosystem. It is a Certified B Corporation with a corporate strategy that aims to impact society positively.

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