10 MW Rabbit Hill Energy Storage facility in Texas reaches commercial operation
Ormat Technologies, Inc. has announced the commercial operation of the Rabbit Hill Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) facility, providing required ancillary services and energy optimization to the wholesale markets managed by the Electricity Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT). The facility is located in the City of Georgetown, Texas, and it is sized to provide approximately 10 MW of fast responding capacity to the ERCOT market. Ormat’s wholly owned subsidiary Viridity Energy Solutions Inc. designed, built, owns and operates the lithium-Ion-based BESS, using batteries from a tier 1 supplier.
LS Energy Solutions served as the system integrator, providing a state-of-the art solution that interfaces with Ormat’s on-site energy management system and remote network operations center.
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May 04, 2020
Royal DSM signs VPPA with Origis Energy for Rockhound Solar C project in Texas
Origis Energy has signed a large-scale virtual power purchase agreement (VPPA) with Koninklijke DSM NV (Royal DSM) for renewable electricity from the new Rockhound Solar C project that...
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May 04, 2020
Invenergy´s 160 MW Southern Oak Solar Energy Center in Georgia reaches commercial operation
Invenergy has announced the start of commercial operations at its 100th project to achieve this milestone and its largest solar project to date. The 160-megawatt Southern Oak Solar Energy Center,...
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May 04, 2020
Dominion launches 1.25 GW renewable energy tender in USA
Dominion Energy Virginia in the USA has issued a request for proposals soliciting bids for up to 1,000 megawatts (MW) of solar and onshore wind generation and up to 250 MW of energy storage in the Com...
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April 30, 2020
Rhode Island State Investment Commission commits US$50m in Stonepeak Infrastructure Fund IV
The Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners has secured a US$50 million investment from the Rhode Island State Investment Commission for its Stonepeak Infrastructure Fund IV (Fund). In March thi...
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April 30, 2020
Arkansas regulators approve construction of 100 MW Searcy Solar project in White County
The Arkansas Public Service Commission has approved a new utility-scale solar project that will provide Entergy Arkansas customers with 100 megawatts of solar power and 10 megawatts of battery storage...
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