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Montana Solar Park Flips On
Energy Ltd, announced their 105-MW DC Apex Solar project in Beaverhead County, Montana, is now online. The project was delivered on schedule and is the first joint
Aug 21, 2023 // Plants, USA, Montana, North America, PV Power Plant, Clenera
REC Silicon May Sell Montana Facility
REC Silicon announced Thursday it’s considering the sale of its Butte, Montana facility, which produces silane gas for use in semiconductors. 
Oct 4, 2019 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, USA, China, Trump, Asia, North America, REC Silicon, Montana facility, James A. May
Greenbacker gets 80-MW Montana solar project from Broad Reach Power
project, MTSun Solar, is presently under development in Yellowstone County, Montana, with an expected industrial procedure day of July 2022. It has a long-term
May 6, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, North America, greenbacker, Solar Project, James Ferguson
Clenera shuts financing for Montana PV project
and also tax equity financing for a 105MW (dc) solar project it is creating in Montana, US. The United States subsidiary of Enlight Renewable Energy protected the
Sep 15, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, USA, North America, Solar Project, Clenera
Borrego will certainly construct its initial solar projects in Montana and South Dakota for Greenbacker
optimization, ultimately increasing project financial returns." The 80-MWAC Montana Sun (MTSun) Solar project is located on a 489-acre site in Yellowstone County,
Oct 28, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, Charles Wheeler, North America, PV Power Plant, borrego, Brian Barker
Montana's biggest solar project has a power agreement
Montana's second-largest organized solar project, the 150-MW Cabin Creek solar farm, currently being established by Clenera in Fallon County, is now the biggest in the state to relocate froward with growth, after signing a power purchase arrangement (PPA) with Basin Electric Power Cooperative. The PPA is for 15 years, with a reported expense of power under $30/MWh for Basin Electric. Basin Electric is comprised of 141 smaller sized electrical cooperatives, spread out across nine states, for an overall electrical client base of around 3 million. Majority of Montana's 25 in-state electrical cooperatives belong to Basin Electric and also will get power from it. Over the 15-year lifespan of the contract, the Cabin Creek solar farm is expected to generate enough power to power 30,000 houses. Beyond the power contract, the project is expected to generate $8 million in property taxes to Fallon County, plus an added $5 million to the state. The project will develop concerning 300 work when construction begins in 2022 or early 2023, after which an additional five will certainly be developed for preserving the project. The project is anticipated to find internet by the end of 2023. The project is in fact readied to be included two separate 75-MW solar arrays, each extending 550 acres and located near to one another. It's rather common for larger projects to be divided right into multiple ranges, normally on either side of a roadway. And Also while Cabin Creek is readied to be Montana's largest solar installment, this classification is one that it likely will not hold for long. The project's designer, Clenera, is likewise seeking to create a 160-MW solar project north of Dillon, Montana. This project would be situated on about 1,300 acres, yet is being stood up as Clenera attempts ahead to terms on rates with NorthWestern Energy, the project's initial interested customer. The objective was to originally bring this project on-line by the end of 2021, however without a power agreement in position, this schedule grows an increasing number of not likely day by day.
Jun 23, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, USA, Montana, North America
Montana Developer Ready to Build Modern-Day Pumped Hydro Storage
former Navy prosecutor turned Montana-based clean energy developer wants to build the first pumped hydro storage facility the U.S. has seen in years.
Aug 14, 2019 // Storage, USA, storage, Absaroka Energy, Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners, Montana, Carl Borgquist
A firm wishes to develop a massive solar project in Montana-- obviously it's for crypto
one that will certainly be run by a firm focusing on crypto. According to the Montana Standard, the Butte-Silver Bow zoning board recently denied another energy
May 28, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, USA, North America, PV Power Plant, Madison, cryptocurrency mining
REC Silicon Halts Polysilicon Production in Butte, Cuts Workforce
announced plans to discontinue polysilicon production at its Butte plant in Montana within the next six to nine months. The decision is due to a regional
Feb 8, 2024 // Manufacturing News, polysilicon, REC Silicon, Butte
Profine completes preliminary research studies for big floating PV park in Bulgaria
it intends to construct a factory for floating components near the city of Montana, investing over BGN 50 million (USD 28.2 m/EUR 25.6 m). Profine Energy better
May 4, 2023 // Plants, Large-Scale, Floating PV, Germany, Europe, PV Power Plant, Bulgaria, Profine Energy GmbH
Greenbacker gets 4-MWdc solar project in Virginia
farm, and secured financing for 160 MW of solar projects in South Dakota and
Oct 13, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, Virginia, North America, greenbacker, Solar Project
REC Group Chief Executive Officer Steve O'Neil leaving firm end of February
is stated to be going back to his family home town in Montana, US but will continue to be on the Board of REC Solar Pte. Ltd. and its associates, which
Feb 16, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, Asia, REC Group, Singapore, heterojunction solar cell, Jan Enno Bicker, Steve O’Neil
AES starts 72MW Michigan solar building
agreements to construct large-scale solar and energy storage plants in Maine, Montana, South Dakota, New York and various other states. The firm surpassed the
Aug 19, 2021 // Plants, USA, North America, AES, Brian Barker
US Solar Manufacturer CubicPV Abandons 10GW Plant Amidst Collapsing Prices
move, polysilicon manufacturer REC Silicon is shutting down its facility in Montana, citing increased electricity costs. However, polysilicon production will
Feb 9, 2024 // Manufacturing News, USA, meyer burger, wafer, North America, REC Silicon, CubicPV
REC Silicon hit by call-in of $17m loan related to failed wafer operation
its other production facility, a polysilicon and silane gas plant in Butte, Montana, also in the U.S. Buffer needed With only $46.2 million in the bank at the
Dec 23, 2019 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, USA, Washington, Europe, North America, Norway, REC Silicon, Nordea