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    DSD Renewables develops three Community Solar projects for T-Mobile in New York

    Feb. 1, 2022
    The three solar farms should total about 17 MW in electricity capacity. Combined, they are projected to offset an equivalent of 16,349 metric tons of CO2
    Ground-mount units at T-Mobile’s site in Richland, NY, which is now fully operational. Image credit DSD Renewables
    Ground-mount units at T-Mobile’s site in Richland, NY, which is now fully operational. Image credit DSD Renewables

    DSD Renewables has developed three community solar projects for T-Mobile in New York, to help the firm combat climate change and shift towards sustainability.

    The projects total 17 MW in electricity capacity. The sites are located in the towns of Richland (2.63 MW), Aldrich (6.95 MW) and Silver Creek (7.5 MW). The Richland site is in operation, and the remaining two are expected to begin operating in the first quarter of 2022.

    Combined, the three projects are expected to produce enough energy to power 2,970 homes and offset the equivalent of 16,349 metric tons of CO2, according to the release.

    “T-Mobile has set a high bar for corporate environmental leadership, and with these three projects, we’re bringing them closer to their renewable energy goals,” DSD Renewables’ Director of Community Solar Originations Sarah Moon said. “We look forward to working with T-Mobile to facilitate more community solar projects and expand their renewables footprint and leadership in the corporate ESG landscape.”

    The firms are expected to continue with their partnership, including plans for T-Mobile to be an off-taker for additional projects, which are under development with DSD Renewables.

    T-Mobile’s Director of Sustainability and Infrastructure Sourcing Chad Wilkerson said, “Community solar projects play an important role in creating a sustainable future. These projects not only help us in reducing our environmental impact, but they will also bring new clean energy benefits to local communities and organizations.”

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    Rod Walton is senior editor for EnergyTech.com. He has spent 14 years covering the energy industry as a newspaper and trade journalist.

    Walton formerly was energy writer and business editor at the Tulsa World. Later, he spent six years covering the electricity power sector for Pennwell and Clarion Events. He joined Endeavor and EnergyTech in November 2021.

    He can be reached at [email protected]. 

    EnergyTech is focused on the mission critical and large-scale energy users and their sustainability and resiliency goals. These include the commercial and industrial sectors, as well as the military, universities, data centers and microgrids.

    Many large-scale energy users such as Fortune 500 companies, and mission-critical users such as military bases, universities, healthcare facilities, public safety and data centers, shifting their energy priorities to reach net-zero carbon goals within the coming decades. These include plans for renewable energy power purchase agreements, but also on-site resiliency projects such as microgrids, combined heat and power, rooftop solar, energy storage, digitalization and building efficiency upgrades.