Although it is not technically a microgrid, the Lightshift BESS will be interconnected directly at the Essex Junction plant’s switchyard, operating behind the meter. The direct connection is designed to enable the batteries to help reduce the plant’s energy draw during peak demand.
The Facebook parent company is working on a new $1 billion data center in Kansas City, Missouri, a $576 million site in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and another $800 million data facility in Minnesota.
The 1.3-MW rooftop PV system was developed by Ameresco in partnership with center developer and owner BXP. It is expected to generate an estimated 1.5 million kWh of renewable electricity annually.
Alabama, West Virginia and Texas are using legislative power to create funding and permitting reform to facilitate more energy capacity for future industry.
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