Ørsted and Salt River Venture (SRP) have began up the Eleven Mile Photo voltaic Heart, a 300-megawatt (MW) photo voltaic mission and 300MW/1200MWh battery vitality storage system (BESS) in Pinal County.
The mission is a part of Ørsted’s $20 billion funding in constructing out American vitality era, the 2 firms stated in a media launch. The mission represents a $1 billion funding by Ørsted in clear vitality in Arizona. For SRP, the Eleven Mile Photo voltaic Heart is its largest co-located photo voltaic and BESS mission.
The ability gives energy to companies, houses, and Meta’s information heart in Mesa, AZ.
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“Photo voltaic vitality paired with battery vitality storage will probably be important to the dependable supply of energy because the electrical energy demand grows”, stated David Hardy, Group EVP and CEO of the Americas at Ørsted.
“Arizona has one of many highest progress charges of electrical energy within the nation because of the surge in information facilities and the reshoring of American manufacturing. With our first mission in Arizona now full, we’re thrilled to assist meet the rising demand of the state and area with dependable, home vitality”.
“The Eleven Mile mission exemplifies how clear vitality can assist us diversify our sources whereas making certain reliability for the native grid”, stated Arizona Company Commissioner Lea Marquez Peterson.
With the addition of Eleven Mile, SRP has practically 3,000 MW of carbon-free vitality – together with greater than 1,400 MW of photo voltaic – serving its clients, in response to the joint assertion. SRP’s grid is supported by nearly 1,300 MW of battery and pumped hydro storage. Over the subsequent decade, SRP goals to at the least double its energy system’s producing sources to maintain up with rising vitality demand within the Phoenix metropolitan space because it proceeds with the scheduled retirement of 1,300 MW of coal sources.
The Eleven Mile Photo voltaic Heart has turn into a part of Ørsted’s increasing onshore portfolio within the U.S., which now produces over 5,000 MW of energy in combination, with extra capability scheduled to turn into operational by the top of the yr.
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