Agilitas Power buys 8.9-MW solar project in Massachusetts

• United States solar and power storage space programmer Agilitas Energy has acquired an 8.9-MW solar project that is currently under construction in Massachusetts and will be paired with battery storage space.

Being integrated in the town of Rochester, the complicated will cover an area of 38 acres (15.4 ha) and also will certainly be able to create power for over 1,800 homes in Massachusetts, as soon as functional. Its commissioning is anticipated to occur in the initial quarter of following year, the customer said earlier this week.

The plan is certified under the Solar Massachusetts Renewable Target (SMART) Programme, which enables it to work as a neighborhood solar plant. Grocery store chain Roche Brothers as well as small-to-medium-sized regional services have actually currently committed to buying power from the solar park.

The energy storage component of the project will certainly lift the complete project ability as well as will be utilized to stabilise the grid's power supply, Agilitas Energy. Specific information about the battery center were not offered.

"This acquisition is the 2nd in a series of substantial Massachusetts SMART program projects we are building over the next two years," claimed president Barrett Bilotta. Both projects will certainly include 35 MW of solar as well as 17 MW of energy storage space ability through the programme.