March 24, 2025
In addition to high school students, Ameresco worked to install Solar on Career Center in Nelsonville, Ohio. Nyserda selected CleanCapital to build the Adirondack Park Solar Project as part of the New York Buildy program. Ampion Renewables brings community-zonne-Zonne energy to low incomes in Erie County, New York. Read more about these projects and others in the latter Projects weekly.
Ameresco Inc. Completed installation of an 185 KWDC Solar PV project in the Tri-County Career Center in Nelsonville, Ohio. The new solar system was installed as part of a necessary roof replacement project and used bi-facial solar panels to maximize energy production for the two buildings it serves. The project is designed to offer up to 20% of the annual energy needs for the two Tri-County Career Center buildings.
“Ameresco not only managed this project smoothly from start to finish, but they also ensured that the installation process would comply with the mission of the school to” inspire, challenge and prepare to achieve their career potential, “said Connie Altier, chief inspector of the Tri-Country Career with” We were very happy with “We were very happy to be career and for a very good time to work with Amco.” Commonwealth Solar. ”
Cool factor: As part of the project, Ameresco offered high school students from the Electrical Trades program in Tri-County Career Center with on-the-job experience with helping with the installation. This is part of the broader focus of Ameresco on building the resilient energy work of the future and increasing the understanding of career options in the field. In an investigation Of the 600 generation Z and Millennial employees who were performed by Ameresco in 2024, 81% of the respondents said that they thought working in the renewable energy sector would be a career path in which they were interested, but had a limited concept of what that career could entail. In the course of the three-week installation, students were able to wear materials, installing stretching and panels, giving them experience in working as a solar installation program.
The students of the Tri-County Career Center who have contributed to installing the 343 solar panels of the project are in an optimal position to take advantage of this demand for trained employees. As part of their program, they can earn ETA photo -photovoltaic installer -Level 1 certification, together with other branch qualifications. In addition to offering practical experience, the project manager of Ameresco and the local contractor partner Commonwealth Solar spoke with students about it in their teams, to support a direct pipeline for workforce for the Career Center.
“Provide students with the opportunity to go directly with potential career paths and improve their campus, was one of the most exciting parts of seeing this project,” said Lou Maltezos, president of Central & Western USA, Canada Regions in Ameresco. “We are not only committed to building a reliable, resilient energy supply, but also to supporting training at work for the future workforce.”
Nyserda selects CleanCapital to build Adirondack Park project
The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (Nyserda) has selected CleanCapital To install a 12 MW solar project in Adirondack Park. The project will be built on an under -utilized part of the Benson MINES property in St. Lawrence County. This announcement shows how clean energy projects not only offer environmentally friendly sustainable energy, but are also crucial to re -use under -utilized soil to stimulate economic growth and to unlock new income for communities in the entire state.
CleanCapital has concluded a 20-year certificate agreement for renewable energy to sell Tier 1 certificates of renewable energy generated by the project to Nyserda. Once operational, the 12 MW solar project, which is placed within the boundaries of Benson Mines Inc. On a former pile of iron ore waste, an estimated enough renewable energy generate to feed up to 3000 houses annually.
Cool factor: The project is one of the largest solar projects in the Adirondack Park developed under the first Build-ready site auction of the state to promote large-scale renewable energy throughout the state.
“This is an important achievement for Nyserda’s Build-Ready program, because we have now completed our first auction and support the transformation of this under-utilized site into something that is in fact,” said Doreen M. Harris, Nyserda President and CEO. “The Build-ready program helps to reconsider sites throughout the state, so that communities can benefit from these otherwise abandoned spaces.”
As part of the Buildy program, Nyserda has carried out an evaluation of the site to assess its viability for a possible project installation. As soon as it was considered viable, Nyserda prepared the site to make the “Build-ready” through the site’s permit, design and interconnection approval process. Nyserda collaborated with community leaders, business partners and regional partner agencies to explore and promote the benefits of the community that were related to the project that was tailored to the specific needs of the host community.
Ampion renewable energy was selected as the Community sunsheerder for the Erie County Low Income Program for Sustainable Energy (Misappropriation), A new program that offers electricity savings to residents of Erie County in Nood. Together with Erie County, Ampion will offer eligible residents of electricity savings of a maximum of 10% through community zoning.
“There are currently more than 80,000 households with low to moderate income in Erie County who can benefit from this program. We encourage residents to take advantage of this opportunity,” said Erie County Executive Mark C. Poloncarz. “Eclipse Community Solar can be linked to other programs such as Home Energy Assistance Program (SEAP) and Empower+ to ensure that households can pay for their energy bills.”
Cool factor: The Community Solar Program is available for all homeowners of Erie County and tenants who benefit from federal or state aid programs, including the Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP), Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP), Medicaid, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance (Snap) or Temporary Family Families).
“Community Solar makes renewable energy and savings available for customers of electric utilities without installations or costs in advance,” said Brian Buzby, Community Partnerships Executive at Ampion. “Via Eclipse, Erie County and Ampion make it easier for residents with a low income to support solar energy and at the same time save money. Our goal is to make the registration process as simple as possible.”
In addition to providing meaningful cost savings to disadvantaged households, this partnership will expand the amount of renewable energy that is available in the Upstate New York in the National Grid and New York State Electric and Gas (Nyseg) Service Investors as more solar energy capacity is built.
AdventHealth Flips The Switch for on-site Renewable Energy Project
The Advenealth Campus Campus business project has been completed and is now fully operational, making it one of the largest private solar projects in Florida. The project, developed in collaboration with the Platform Van Zonne -Development ESAConstruction started in 2024 and was strategically designed and carried out by narrow coordination with the city of Altamonte Springs and Duke Energy.
“By using renewable energy on our business campus, we make a long -term obligation to reduce our impact on the environment and build Momentum in the direction of our sustainability goals that will improve the coming generations,” said Olesea Azevedo, Chief Administrative Officer for AdventHealth.
Cool factor: The new PV system of 3 MW Solar PV, located at the Althealth Corporate headquarters in Altamonte Springs, Florida, promotes the purpose of the health system to reduce emissions in half by 2030 and reach the net zero missions by 2050.
The project included more than 7,500 solar panels installed over the roofs of four buildings, two parking garages, covered walkways and parking spaces. Other improved campus facilities were the addition of 62 charging gates for electric vehicles and included covered parking for hundreds of surface parking places. The solar system produces an estimated 4,200 MWh annually, which means that approximately one third of the campus electricity needs supplies.
“By integrating several solar technologies, including the roof and carport installations, this campus now serves as a model for future solar projects on site in their facilities,” said Morgan Brawner, Chief Revenue Officer for ESA.
Energy Abundance announces behind the Meter Datacenter Hub
Energy Abundance Development Corp. has unveiled plans for Data City, Texas-a data center hub of 5 GW behind the meter that is built on 50,000 hectares near the city of Laredo, powered by 100%, 24/7 green energy.
Hyperscalers are currently confronted with increasing challenges: securing Gigawatt for AI data centers while managing tense schedules, rising costs and green energy obligations.
Data City offers a unique solution, reaching the holy grail of hyperscalers’ Clean Energy Ambitions the supply of cheap 100%, 24/7 green energy to scale. Full island of Ercot, the project combines wind, solar energy, batteries and dual-fuel guest turbines-oppositably up to date and over time shift to 100% green hydrogen from the adjacent 2 TEH Hydrogen City Salt Dome storage facility.
Cool factor: Data City will be installed in phases, with the first 300 MW and 1 million m² of data center space that will be launched in 2026 and quickly expands to 5GW and more than 15 million m² of leasable space if the demand speeds up. The project is designed to host large AI-Workloads with powerful racking and a centralized district cooling system optimized for direct-to-chip liquid cooling, to support the latest Blackwell and Rubin chip designs from Nvidia.
“Data City is an infrastructure project of world class, in which a new approach behind the meter pioneer,” said Brian Maxwell, founder and CEO of Energy Abundance. “It will help America win the AI race and demonstrate how 24/7 can reach green power with hydrogen and salt cove storage.”
According to McKinsey, the global market demand for data center power is expected to reach 298 GW by 2030 – more than the current demand.
“Many of these new data centers require new powerful racking and direct-to-chip liquid cooling designs, making off-grid, high output new-build infrastructure such as Data City Vital for winning the AI race,” said former McKinsey Senior Partner and Energy Abundance Board-Lid Andy Andy Andy Andy.
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