Rockwood Equity Partners is pleased to announce that it has completed an investment in Austin-based Energy Renewal Partners ("ERP"), an energy consulting service provider specializing in energy development and decommissioning projects across the United States. Founded in 2009 and led by industry veteran Trisha Elizondo, ERP offers a comprehensive range of predevelopment and construction consulting services for energy developers and operators. These services include habitat assessments and wetland delineations for wind, solar, and battery projects; constraints and permitting analyses; due diligence; landowner support and community engagement; and prospecting and mapping.
Projects that ERP works on in the news!
Duke Energy's Community Microgrid in Hot Springs, NC→
/Duke Energy received a lot of attention last week for powering an entire town — Hot Springs, North Carolina — with a microgrid. But the project’s real significance may lie in demonstrating a technology breakthrough that could open a new door to green energy for other communities.
First, some background. A remote mountain town of about 500-600 people, Hot Springs, gets power from the electric grid via a 10-mile, 22.86 kV feeder prone to extended outages.
Duke Energy — the town’s utility — considered building a second feeder line to fix the problem but determined that a microgrid made more sense because, unlike a new line, the microgrid would not disrupt miles of scenic and environmentally sensitive terrain. The North Carolina Utilities Commission agreed and approved the microgrid in 2019.
Read MoreDuke Energy begins operating 207 MW Ledyard Windpower→
/Duke Energy Sustainable Solutions (DESS), a nonregulated commercial brand of Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK), today announced it has placed into commercial operation the 207-megawatt (MW) Ledyard Windpower project in Kossuth County, Iowa.
“More than 10% of the nation’s wind power is in Iowa, and it’s exciting for our company to begin operating in that market,” said Chris Fallon, president of Duke Energy Sustainable Solutions. “We also have a terrific customer in Verizon, and we’re pleased to help them advance their own renewable energy portfolio for their operations.”
Verizon Communications is supporting the project through a 15-year virtual power purchase agreement (VPPA) for 180 MW of power from the Ledyard project.
Read MoreDuke Energy Developing 5 MW Solar Project on North Carolina Landfill→
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North Carolina regulators recently approved the construction of Duke Energy’s 5-MW solar project in Buncombe County, the company’s first to be sited on a retired county landfill.
Read MoreOMERS Infrastructure Signs Agreement with Ares Management to Acquire 100% of Navisun LLC, Signals Entry into Distributed Generation Space→
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OMERS Infrastructure today announced that it has signed an agreement with a fund managed by Ares Management Corporation to acquire 100% of Navisun LLC, an independent distributed generation solar power producer. Navisun acquires, co-develops, constructs, finances, owns and operates distributed and small utility-scale solar and storage projects throughout the United States.
Read MoreBest Buy Solar Project is its Largest Renewable Energy Venture→
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Best Buy’s latest solar power involvement is the largest renewable energy project the company has been involved with and will offset the carbon impact of around 30% of its US stores.
The Prospero 2 Best Buy Solar field began operation in August and is located in Andrews County, Texas, covering more than 2,5000 acres. Best Buy, which has been active in solar power and renewable energy uses, says this project alone will offset the carbon impact of 300 of its stores. The Prospero 2 Best Buy Solar field was developed in partnership with U.S. Bank and Longroad Energy.
Read MoreDuke Energy Sustainable Solutions To Build It's Largest Solar Project To Date→
/Duke Energy Sustainable Solutions*, a nonregulated commercial brand of Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK), today announced the start of construction of the 250-megawatt (MW) Pisgah Ridge Solar project in Navarro County, Texas.
Once in operation, it will be the largest utility-scale solar facility in Duke Energy Sustainable Solutions’ fleet.
Read MoreLeeward Renewable Energy to Acquire Solar Development Platform from First Solar
/Leeward Renewable Energy, LLC (“Leeward”), a growth-oriented renewable energy company and portfolio company of OMERS Infrastructure, today announced that it has entered into a Purchase and Sale Agreement (the “Agreement”) with First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR), through which Leeward will acquire from First Solar a utility-scale solar project platform of approximately 10-gigawatts (GW)AC.
Read MoreDuke Energy Accelerates Carolinas Solar Development→
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Duke Energy and third-party solar developers are cooperating to accelerate deployment of photovoltaic capacity in the Carolinas.
Duke Energy and major solar developers in North Carolina and South Carolina have agreed to a defined process and timeline by which a “substantial additional” amount of solar generation will be interconnected to the Duke Energy distribution system.
Read MoreDuke Energy Renewables’ 200-MW Mesteño Windpower project in Texas begins producing energy→
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Duke Energy Renewables, a commercial business unit of Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK), announced that its 200-megawatt (MW) Mesteño Windpower project in Starr County, Texas began commercial operation on Dec. 31, 2019. It is Duke Energy’s fourth wind generation facility in Starr County and its eleventh in Texas.
Read MoreDuke Energy Announces 350 MW Frontier Windpower II→
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Duke Energy Renewables, a commercial business unit of Duke Energy, has announced plans for the largest wind project in its fleet, the 350 MW Frontier Windpower II project in Kay County, Okla.
The project is an expansion of Frontier Windpower, which has been operational since December 2016. Once complete, Frontier I and II will generate a total of 550 MW of wind energy – together, enough to power approximately 193,000 homes.
Read MoreDuke Energy Announces 200 MW Texas Wind Farm→
/Duke Energy Renewables, a commercial business unit of utility Duke Energy, plans to build, own and operate the 200 MW Mesteño Wind Project in Starr County, Texas.
The wind farm’s output will be sold into the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) market. Duke Energy Renewables will enter into a long-term hedge agreement covering the majority of the expected wind energy production.
Read MoreRepurposing Coal-Fired Power Plants→
/Consumers Energy didn’t just pick a company to demolish and remediate two coal-fired powerhouses—it hired a team specializing in risk transfer and redevelopment. Forsite Development, Bierlein and Energy Renewal Partners (ERP) where chosen to repurpose these industrial properties. The team developed site-specific plans to remove structures, including the recycling of more than 98% of materials generated, and remediated site environmental issues working with state regulators.
Read MoreWorkers slowly knocking down B.C. Cobb smoke stack→
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MUSKEGON, Mich. - Day after day workers are reducing the size of the historic B.C. Cobb power plant smoke stack.
The nearly 650-foot-tall stack is being removed in five feet by five feet sections.
Those chunks are being dropped to the ground on the inside of the stack and removed at the base of the stack.
It will be a slow process with work expected to finish at the end of January 2019. However, weather will play a big role in determining how much work can be accomplished each day.
Read MoreLongroad Energy Announces Financial Closing Of Rio Bravo Wind Project→
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Longroad Energy Holdings, LLC (“Longroad”) today announced the financing and full notice to proceed of the Rio Bravo wind project in Starr County, Texas.
Read MoreMichigan regulators OK Consumers Energy plan for retired coal plants→
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Propelled by a unanimous approval from the Michigan Public Service Commission, Forsite Development is preparing to buy two shuttered coal power plants from Michigan’s Consumers Energy: the B.C. Cobb plant in Muskegon and J.R. Whiting plant in Luna Pier.
Forsite estimates the decommissioning work at each plant will take approximately two years. It partnered with Midland, Michigan-based Bierlein Companies to perform all asbestos abatement and conduct demolition for both plants while Austin, Texas-based Energy Renewal Partners, LLC will manage decommissioning and remediation.
Read MoreDeveloper proposes multimillion-dollar solar farm near Marengo→
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SunEast Development, Enel Green Energy and Energy Renewal Partners are planning the project together under Marengo Solar LLC. The $25 million to $30 million development plan calls for about 60,000 solar panels on the site, which is close to a large ComEd substation, said Reed Willis of SunEast Development.
Read MoreCelebrating a new Frontier: Duke Energy Renewables hosts dedication ceremony for 200-megawatt Oklahoma wind project→
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CHARLOTTE, N.C., June 1, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- More than 100 supporters attended a dedication ceremony May 31 for Duke Energy Renewables' Frontier Windpower Project, a 200-megawatt (MW) facility near Blackwell, Oklahoma.
State Rep. John Pfeiffer, who was the keynote speaker at the event, said, "Wind energy is progressive and beneficial to the economy of Oklahoma. I'm grateful to companies like Duke Energy Renewables that are unlocking the potential of this important resource to the benefit of our state."
Read MoreDuke Energy Renewables hosts dedication ceremony for 200-megawatt Oklahoma wind project→
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The facility located just east of Blackwell, Oklahoma, is expected to generate enough "emission-free" energy to power about 60,000 average-sized homes.
Each of the 203-foot-long turbine blades, sitting atop 287-foot-tall steel posts, will harness the power of winds which average 16 mph. Duke Energy chose the 11-mile-long Blackwell site because the wind is almost always blowing there, typically from the south or southwest. The massive turbines will start to spin in as little as 6 mph of wind.
Wind turbines produce no greenhouse gas emissions however the spinning blades are a threat to birds and bats.
Read MoreEnergy executive talks wind power in Oklahoma, incentives at OSU energy conference→
/Wind energy obviously has a lot of great environmental benefits, but Jeff Neves likes to think of it as another kind of green energy, the vice president of Amshore US Wind LLC said at the OSU Energy Conference on Wednesday while flashing a slide featuring a $100 bill in front of the audience.
“We got into this because we feel like it’s a very worthwhile investment,” Neves said.
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