Slowly And Steadily, Battery Storage Builds Up To Make The Renewables Case Stronger Updated On Thu, Oct 19th, 2023 by Saurenergy The announcement by Plus Power LLC of $1.8 billion in new financing for standalone battery storage, including the largest single such project financing to date, to help stabilize the U.S. electrical grid while incorporating more solar and wind energy should be welcomed. The news comes at a time when detractors have been challenging the relevance […] Read more
ENEL Adds Battery Storage As Texas Grapples With Extreme Demand Swings Updated On Fri, Sep 15th, 2023 by Saurenergy Enel North America, a key energy utulity in the US and Canada, has more than tripled its operational utility-scale storage capacity this summer by bringing five new battery energy storage systems (BESS) online in Texas. The new batteries add over 369 MW / 555 MWh of dispatchable energy storage to the Texas power grid, helping increase grid […] Read more
Agilitas Energy Acquires Texas Energy Storage Systems Portfolio for $75 Million Updated On Wed, Mar 29th, 2023 by Saurenergy American solar PV and storage conglomerate Agilitas Energy will be acquiring a portfolio of six standalone energy storage system (ESS) projects in the Greater Houston in Texas from Californian player Gulf States Renewable Energy, which is a subsidiary of GSR Energy. The official statement of Agilitas Energy held that the deal value about $75 million […] Read more
ENGIE Acquires 6 GW of Solar, Storage Capacity From Belltown Power US Updated On Fri, Oct 28th, 2022 by Saurenergy ENGIE North America has announced it has acquired a 6-GW portfolio of solar, paired and standalone battery storage development projects from Belltown Power US. The transaction includes 33 projects comprising some 2.7 GW of Solar with 0.7 GW of paired storage and 2.6 GW of stand-alone battery storage. Belltown Power looks into the greenfield development […] Read more
Cypress Creek Acquires 400 MW Storage From Black Mountain Updated On Tue, Jul 26th, 2022 by Saurenergy USA-based renewable energy player Cypress Creek Renewables has added 400MW/600MWh to its storage portfolio after acquiring four Texas standalone energy storage projects from Black Mountain Energy Storage (BMES). The projects, each 100MW, are located throughout the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) market and are currently under development. Cypress Creek said that it will continue […] Read more
Belltown Completes Development & Sale of 750 MW Solar Projects in 2020 Updated On Tue, Feb 9th, 2021 by Saurenergy Belltown Power Texas, a leading developer of utility-scale solar projects, has completed the development and sale of five projects adding up to 750 MW during the course of 2020, which brings the total Belltown track record to 930MW. Belltown specializes in greenfield development of projects, starting with site identification and navigating interconnection, real estate, permitting, […] Read more
Vistra Energy’s Upton 2 Solar Power Plant Commences Commercial Operation Updated On Mon, Jun 4th, 2018 by Saurenergy The company said in a statement that this 180 MW plant is Texas’ largest operating solar facility. Integrated power company Vistra Energy has successfully commenced commercial operations of its Upton 2 solar power plant located in West Texas. The company said in a statement that this 180 MW plant is Texas’ largest operating solar facility. Further, it’s power generating subsidiary, Luminant, is […] Read more
Austin Energy’s La Loma Community Solar Farm Commences Operation Updated On Mon, Mar 26th, 2018 by Saurenergy This is the largest community solar farm in the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT). Electric utility, Austin Energy has started receiving solar energy from its La Loma Community Solar Farm after the project recently commenced operations in East Austin. This is the largest community solar farm in the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT). […] Read more
