Texas installs another big solar + battery storage project
Electrek
MARCH 22, 2024
Power-hungry Texas needs solar and battery storage to help meet demand and balance the grid, so its largest utility-scale storage operator is delivering.
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Photo: Enel North America Power-hungry Texas needs solar and battery storage to help meet demand and balance the grid, so its largest utility-scale storage operator is delivering. Enel North America has started constructing the Ables Springs Solar + Storage Project in Kaufman County, near Dallas. Get started here. –ad*
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Photo: Mortensen The US’s largest solar + battery storage project, Edwards & Sanborn, has come online in Kern County, California. It comprises 875 megawatts (MW) of solar and 3,320 megawatt-hours (MWh) of energy storage. The project sits on both private land and land belonging to Edwards Air Force Base. Get started here. –
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