$1 Billion Solar and Battery Storage Project Breaks Ground In Utah 7
rPlus Energies has broken ground on a $1 billion solar + battery storage project in east-central Utah. Electrek reports: The Green River Energy Center in Emery County, Utah, is a 400-megawatt (MW) solar and 400 MW/1,600-megawatt-hour battery storage project that will supply power to western electric utility PacifiCorp under a power purchase agreement. EliTe Solar is supplying solar panels, and Tesla is providing battery storage. Sundt Construction is the engineering, procurement, and construction contractor for the project. Securing over $1 billion in construction debt financing in July, the Green River project is expected to create around 500 jobs. Salt Lake City-based rPlus Energies gives the target completion date as 2026.
Instead of nuclear (Score:3)
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To add to this, we're seeing some very interesting research about solar farms INCREASING the biodiversity of the areas that they are located in. Seems to be a combination related to shade, native plants, pollinators, etc. that benefit.
That's a BIG win, IF we have the distribution to manage it well.
Yay! Bird kills! (Score:2)
Nothing says "I care about the environment" like cooking your own christmas turkey!
Or eagle, or flock of pigeons...
Or hell, import a few hundred ostriches, then catapult them straight up!
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Nothing says "I care about the environment" like cooking your own christmas turkey!
* Photovoltaic solar panels don't bother birds. They don't get particularly warm - especially since they get less efficient as they heat up - even a few tens of degrees - so they're mounted so they are cooled by the air, staying cooler than an asphalt road. (Nice place to land or make a nest on the underside and supporting structure.)
* Point focus concentrating solar systems ignite them in flight, creating "
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Tesla huh (Score:2)
Where will Tesla be sourcing the battery packs for this installation? Natron, hopefully?