A $1 billion solar + battery storage project just broke ground in Utah

[Unum]

https://electrek.co/2024/09/23/a-1-billion-solar-battery-storage-project-just-broke-ground-in-utah/

The Green River Energy Center in Emery County, Utah, is a 400-megawatt (MW)
solar and 400 MW/1,600-megawatt-hour battery storage project that will supply
power to western electric utility PacifiCorp under a power purchase agreement.

EliTe Solar is supplying solar panels, and Tesla is providing battery storage.
Sundt Construction is the engineering, procurement, and construction
contractor for the project.

According to the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), as of Q2 2024,
Utah has nearly 3.5 GW of solar installed. It forecasts another 6.1 GW will be
installed in the state over the next five years, moving it from 13th to 11th
for national ranking.

According to the US Energy Information Administration, in 2023, 46% of Utah’s
electricity net generation came from coal-fired power plants, down from 75% in
2015.

[R Kym Horsell]

Post by Unum
https://electrek.co/2024/09/23/a-1-billion-solar-battery-storage-project-just-broke-ground-in-utah/
The Green River Energy Center in Emery County, Utah, is a 400-megawatt (MW)
solar and 400 MW/1,600-megawatt-hour battery storage project that will supply
power to western electric utility PacifiCorp under a power purchase agreement.
EliTe Solar is supplying solar panels, and Tesla is providing battery storage.
Sundt Construction is the engineering, procurement, and construction
contractor for the project.
According to the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), as of Q2 2024,
Utah has nearly 3.5 GW of solar installed. It forecasts another 6.1 GW will be
installed in the state over the next five years, moving it from 13th to 11th
for national ranking.
According to the US Energy Information Administration, in 2023, 46% of Utah???s
electricity net generation came from coal-fired power plants, down from 75% in
2015.

Gas is next!

Forced to switch off gas, this small Australian seaside town became a
'microcosm of what the world is trying to do'
ABC News, 18 Sep 2024 18:46Z
When a town in Australia's South West was forced to switch off gas,
residents were given a choice: use bottled gas or electrify. Now,
electricity is providing more energy for Esperance than ever before
and most of it is coming from renewable sources.

[JTEM]

Post by R Kym Horsell
When a town in Australia's South West was forced to switch off gas,

You're literally telling us that alternatives suck so bad that they
have to FORCE people to stop using fossil fuels.

"Fuck freedom! Like Greta says; gas is for Jews, not energy!"

[JTEM]

Post by Unum
https://electrek.co/2024/09/23/a-1-billion-solar-battery-storage-
project-just-broke-ground-in-utah/
The Green River Energy Center in Emery County, Utah, is a 400-megawatt (MW)
solar and 400 MW/1,600-megawatt-hour battery storage project that will supply
power to western electric utility PacifiCorp under a power purchase agreement.

Battery farms are designed to ass rape consumers.

You charge them when energy is cheap, regardless of what the solar
panels are producing (just buy it off the grid) then sell it back
at ass-rape prices when demand is high.

They're not your friend.