Catalyze, a clear power transition firm that funds, builds owns and operates photo voltaic and battery storage techniques, right now introduced the operation of two photo voltaic websites, totaling over 12 MWDC, in Lancaster, New York.
The primary is a 6.63-MWDC group photo voltaic challenge with Finger Lakes Well being because the business utility off-taker. The second 6.06 MWDC web site will provide distant internet crediting.
“We’re proud to help New York’s efforts in increasing photo voltaic power entry to business and mass market power customers that won’t have the choice of placing photo voltaic on their very own constructing,” stated Jared Haines, CEO of Catalyze. “This challenge additional demonstrates renewable power’s position in supporting native economies, and we’ll proceed to search for alternatives that each speed up the clear power transition and create worth from unused area.”
Whereas the initiatives are co-located, they’re related to the New York State Electrical & Gasoline (NYSEG) grid by two totally different interconnection factors. Ampion, a group photo voltaic subscription administration firm, enrolled Finger Lakes Well being, the city of Hector’s municipal buildings and different subscribers to the photo voltaic initiatives.
AC Energy, a woman-owned photo voltaic growth firm specializing in remodeling beforehand disturbed land into photo voltaic fields, initially developed the 2 initiatives. Catalyze now owns and operates the 2 photo voltaic websites on what was previously a landfill.
“In working alongside Catalyze, we’ve managed to show a as soon as dormant landfill right into a supply of unpolluted power, contributing to New York’s bold renewable power targets,” stated Annika Colston, CEO and founding father of AC Energy. “This challenge is a shining instance of how photo voltaic growth can’t solely offset land upkeep prices but additionally remodel a problem right into a revenue-generating asset, all whereas supporting the group and the surroundings.”
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