First Solar, Fluence, and NEXTracker provided panels, batteries, and tracking equipment for Ørsted’s Eleven Mile Solar project in Arizona. (Image Source: Ørsted)
Denmark-based Ørsted and US-based Salt River Project (SRP) have unveiled the Eleven Mile Solar Center, a $1 billion solar farm and energy storage facility in Arizona’s Pinal County. As per Ørsted, this 300 MW PV project, paired with a 300 MW/1,200 MWh storage, is part of Ørsted’s $20 billion US energy investment plan and will power 65,000 homes. The project sourced equipment from First Solar, Fluence, and NEXTracker, creating over 1,000 local construction jobs. Ørsted claims the facility will generate $80 million in tax revenues. This is SRP’s largest co-located solar and BESS facility, serving homes, businesses, and a Meta data center in Mesa. The Eleven Mile Solar Center expands Ørsted’s US onshore portfolio, now exceeding 5 GW nationwide, with further projects slated for completion this year.
The Noronha Verde initiative seeks to replace diesel power with photovoltaic energy and battery storage, transforming the archipelago’s energy profile. (Image Source: Neoenergia)
Bechtel will handle the design and construction of Rio Tinto’s latest solar initiative at the Kennecott site in Utah. (Image Credit/Source: Pixabay/Pexels)
Ameresco will design, build, and maintain the solar project at UCI Health over a 25-year power purchase agreement. (Image Source: Ameresco)
The $290M financing will support Pine Gate’s 225 MW solar projects across two southern US states. (Image Source: Pine Gate)