Utility Scale Batteries | Clean Power Hour Ep.6 with Montague & Weaver

On today's Clean Power Hour with Tim Montague and John Weaver we dive into solar pv news stories about solar, solar plus storage, grid scale batteries and the future of solar and storage. 1. Vistra has been granted a permit for a 1500 MW ESS facility in northern CA. 2.  Montague shows off a NexTracker NX Gemini single axis tracker project3.  Australia building world's largest solar plus storage (10 GW) to feed power to Singapore4.  New report on Texas solar industry driving coal plants into retirement5.  Expansion of EV infrastructure by Xcel Energy6.  When a brush fire burns into your solar field//Please subscribe, give us a thumbs up and hit that bell! //Today's Solar PV News stories:Vistra approved to build a grid battery bigger than all utility-scale battery storage in the US combinedA permit to expand Vistra’s natural gas-fired Moss Landing generation station in Monterey County, California to 1,500 MW/6,000 MWh has been approved, setting the stage for the world to see gigawatt-scale battery energy storage for the first time ever. (PV Magazine)https://tinyurl.com/y3dw768b Nextracker NX Gemini (2P solar tracker) project in Marengo IL with Sunshine Solar CEO Emilie Oleary: https://photos.app.goo.gl/z9iH6GfxyEUTbyUW7  (Tim Montague, Continental Energy Solutions)Australia to fast-track world's largest solar-battery project with grid link to SingaporeThe 10GW/30GWh Australia-ASEAN Power Link scheme, to be completed in 2027, could well consist of world's largest PV array, biggest battery and longest electricity cable (RECHARGE)https://tinyurl.com/yys4hnofNew report finds Texas utility-scale solar growth may push remaining coal plants into retirementNew utility-scale solar is poised to push much of the remaining coal‑fired power fleet across Texas into retirement in the next few years, finds a new report by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA). https://tinyurl.com/y59xprfv (Solar Power World)Xcel Energy unveils plan to serve 1.5M EVs by 2030Xcel Energy unveiled a strategy to serve 1.5 million electric vehicles by 2030, which the utility said amounts to an anticipated 30-fold increase in plug-in vehicles across its eight-state service territory. https://tinyurl.com/y5lgugpv | Excel territory map: https://tinyurl.com/yxkh5e9f V Support the showConnect with Tim Clean Power Hour Clean Power Hour on YouTubeTim on TwitterTim on LinkedIn Email [email protected] Review Clean Power Hour on Apple PodcastsThe Clean Power Hour is produced by the Clean Power Consulting Group and created by Tim Montague. Contact us by email: [email protected] Corporate sponsors who share our mission to speed the energy transition are invited to check out https://www.cleanpowerhour.com/support/The Clean Power Hour is brought to you by CPS America, maker of North America’s number one 3-phase string inverter, with over 6GW shipped in the US. With a focus on commercial and utility-scale solar and energy storage, the company partners with customers to provide unparalleled performance and service. The CPS America product lineup includes 3-phase string inverters from 25kW to 275kW, exceptional data communication and controls, and energy storage solutions designed for seamless integration with CPS America systems. Learn more at www.chintpowersystems.com

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