As we’ve discussed in recent articles, battery energy storage offers a range of benefits to behind-the-meter customers (BTM), including savings, reduced operating costs, and back-up power in the event of a grid shutdown.

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Pivot Energy and Clean Footprint are pleased to announce their partnership to bring 42 megawatts (MW) of solar energy capacity to 11 projects across Virginia. The projects are expected to serve households, municipal buildings, and local businesses with clean, renewable electricity for many years to come. While Virginia may rank 11th nationally in terms of…

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Author: Jon Sullivan SVP of Project Development   More and more co-op utilities in Colorado are finding ways to add solar to their generation mix. Solar is an excellent way to add local, clean, and money-saving energy to balance out the energy purchased from fossil fuel energy sources provided by their wholesale provider. However, it…

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Denver, CO (May 12, 2020)– National commercial and community solar provider, Pivot Energy, announced today it has completed a 431 kilowatt (kW) solar carport installation for the Intermountain Rural Electric Association (IREA). The solar carport, located at IREA’s headquarters in Sedalia, CO, combines beautiful aesthetics with functionality, utilizing high-efficiency solar panels and a sleek low-profile…

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DENVER, Colorado (February 24, 2020) — Pivot Energy, Colorado’s largest community solar developer, today announced the completed transaction of a three-megawatt (MW) commercial and utility solar portfolio with Onyx Renewable Partners L.P. Completion of the portfolio represents the ongoing partnership and commitment between the two companies to provide nonprofits, school districts, government municipalities, and local utilities with clean and affordable…

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Pivot Energy catapults to No. 1 community solar developer in Colorado DENVER, Colorado (August 6, 2019) — Today, Pivot Energy announced it has been awarded 25 megawatts (MWs) of new community solar energy capacity through Xcel Energy’s 2019 Solar*Rewards Community request for proposal (RFP). The award increases Pivot’s Colorado community solar portfolio to nearly 50…

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The Board of Directors for Gunnison County Electric Association (GCEA) recently approved funding for two solar projects that will be developed by Pivot Energy. These projects will enable GCEA to save money on electricity procurement while supporting local clean energy projects. The first project site is east of Gunnison and will be 675 kWdc. The…

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Mountain Parks Electric recently signed a 20-year agreement with Pivot Energy to purchase the power generated by 1.3 megawatt solar array that will be developed later this year. This agreement enables Mountain Parks Electric to save on wholesale power costs while also increasing their local renewable power supply. Read the full story here

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In its biggest year to date, the United States solar market nearly doubled its annual record, topping out at 14,626 megawatts of solar PV installed in 2016. This represents a 95 percent increase over the previous record of 7,493 megawatts installed in 2015. GTM Research and the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) previewed this data…

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This is an exciting time in the energy industry, unless you work for an electric utility company.  Just like changes that happened in the telecom industry not too long ago, these utilities are in for a shake-up. The three-prong disruptive forces of electric vehicles, solar photovoltaics (PV), and energy storage are combining to create a…

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