APA Leadership ensuring that the voice of the advanced power generation and energy storage industries is heard inside the region’s state capitols. Advanced Power Alliance Technical and Legislative Consultant Jean Ryall recently provided testimony before the Texas House Committee on State Affairs. Chaired by Texas State Representative Todd Hunter (R-Corpus Christi), the committee met toContinue reading “APA Pushes for Non-Discriminatory Policies During July 31 Hearing of the Texas House Committee on State Affairs”
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Flint Hills Resources to Build Solar Farm to Help Power Its Corpus Christi Refinery Operations
Project is company’s second large-scale refinery integrated solar installation in the United States. From Flint Hills Resources: https://www.fhr.com/News/2024/Flint-Hills-Resources-to-build-solar-farm-to-help Corpus Christi, Texas – Flint Hills Resources announced today it will be building its second company-owned solar installation to help power its U.S. refinery operations. The new solar installation will provide electricity to the company’s Corpus Christi WestContinue reading “Flint Hills Resources to Build Solar Farm to Help Power Its Corpus Christi Refinery Operations”
Intersect Power Secures $837 Million in Project Financing to Build 1 GWH of Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) in Texas
From Intersect Power: https://www.intersectpower.com/intersect-power-secures-837-million-in-project-financing-to-build-1-gwh-of-battery-energy-storage-systems-bess-in-texas/ Intersect Power, LLC, (“Intersect Power” or “Intersect”), announced today the closing of two separate transactions representing an aggregate of $837 million of financing commitments for the construction and operation of three standalone Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) in Texas. The transactions cover portfolio-level construction debt, tax equity, and term debt financingContinue reading “Intersect Power Secures $837 Million in Project Financing to Build 1 GWH of Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) in Texas”
APA Commentary on Texas’ Rising Energy Demand Featured in San Antonio Express-News
APA Vice President Judd Messer outlines how Texas should leverage all available power generation resources to meet rising energy demand. From the San Antonio Express-News: https://www.expressnews.com/opinion/commentary/article/texas-energy-needs-renewables-19554873.php PDF Version Available Here Commentary: As the Heat Rises, Texas Needs All Energy Sourcesby Judd Messer, July 5, 2024 Temperatures are climbing in Texas; so is electricity demand. InContinue reading “APA Commentary on Texas’ Rising Energy Demand Featured in San Antonio Express-News”
Ørsted Celebrates Commencement of First Co-Located Wind and Solar Center in Bee County, Texas
Completion of Sparta Solar marks the Helena Energy Center fully operational as Ørsted’s largest onshore renewable energy project in the U.S. From Ørsted: Mineral, Texas – Ørsted, a leading U.S. renewable energy company, today celebrated the official commencement of the Helena Energy Center, a 518 MW co-located wind and solar facility in Bee County thatContinue reading “Ørsted Celebrates Commencement of First Co-Located Wind and Solar Center in Bee County, Texas”
APA Urges Texas Senate Committee on Business and Commerce to Focus on Building Reliability Through Diverse Complementary Generation Mix
APA Leadership ensuring that the voice of the advanced power generation and energy storage industries is heard inside the region’s state capitols. Advanced Power Alliance Vice President Judd Messer today provided written testimony to the Texas Senate Committee on Business and Commerce. On behalf of APA’s diverse membership with investments across the power generation andContinue reading “APA Urges Texas Senate Committee on Business and Commerce to Focus on Building Reliability Through Diverse Complementary Generation Mix”
Advanced Power Alliance Testifies Before Texas House Committee on State Affairs
APA Leadership ensuring that the voice of the advanced power generation and energy storage industries is heard inside the region’s state capitols. Advanced Power Alliance Vice President Judd Messer today provided testimony before the Texas House Committee on State Affairs. Chaired by Texas State Representative Todd Hunter, the committee has broad authority including jurisdiction overContinue reading “Advanced Power Alliance Testifies Before Texas House Committee on State Affairs”
APA Responds to Solar Power Myths Presented to Legislative Committee
Spread by competitors and opponents, persistent disinformation continues to flood policy discussions and communities. APA responds with facts. Across the country, incorrect and misleading information about solar energy is flooding communities and infecting the discussions of policymakers. Often spread by competitors or opponents, this information is designed to discourage communities from embracing clean energy investmentsContinue reading “APA Responds to Solar Power Myths Presented to Legislative Committee”
Apex Secures Financing for Texas Storage Facilities
First Citizens Bank Arranges Financing of Great Kiskadee and Angelo From Apex Clean Energy: https://www.apexcleanenergy.com/news/apex-secures-financing-texas-storage-facilities/ Apex Clean Energy today announced that First Citizens Bank Energy Finance business served as sole bookrunner and co-lead arranger on financings totaling more than $150 million for two battery energy storage projects in Texas. Great Kiskadee Storage is a 100Continue reading “Apex Secures Financing for Texas Storage Facilities”
Cypress Creek Renewables Adds Clean, Dispatchable Solar and Storage to the ERCOT Grid with Newest Operational Project
From Cypress Creek Renewables: https://www.ccrenew.com/news/zier-energization-celebration/ Cypress Creek Renewables, a leading solar and storage developer and independent power producer, announced today that it has completed construction and reached commercial operation of its newest and largest hybrid facility, Zier, in Brackettville, Texas. The facility adds capacity to the grid as the need for energy in the stateContinue reading “Cypress Creek Renewables Adds Clean, Dispatchable Solar and Storage to the ERCOT Grid with Newest Operational Project”