A pair of community solar+storage projects in Massachusetts are now operational.
Agilitas Energy completed construction on a 7.3 MW solar and 3.6 MW/9.5 MWh energy storage project in Auburn.
Several hundred organizations have signed long-term power purchase agreements from the Auburn project that guarantee energy savings for the next two decades. The solar+storage facility is expected to generate enough electricity to power 1,200 homes annually.
EDF Renewables, Standard Solar, and the Acton Water District, meanwhile, completed the 4.69 MW solar and 4 MWh storage Lawsbrook Project in Acton.
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The Lawsbrook Project is built on land owned by the Acton Water District that was previously disturbed from gravel extraction and is part of the larger W.R. Grace Superfund Site.
Standard Solar acquired the project from EDF Renewables North America.
Both projects are part of the Solar Massachusetts Renewable Target (SMART) incentive program.
EDF Renewables, Standard Solar, and the Acton Water District completed the 4.69 MW solar and 4 MWh storage Lawsbrook Project in Acton, Massachusetts (Courtesy: Standard Solar) Agilitas has also acquired a construction-ready, front-of-the-meter PV and energy storage project in Hopkinton, MA that will serve Eversource with a 5.8 MW DC solar array and 4 MW/9 MWh of storage capacity.
As part of the project, Agilitas will set aside more than 45 acres of open space for permanent conservation, and will donate more than $10,000 for the construction of a parking area to support access to the trail network on site.
“Programs like SMART make a noticeable difference in empowering cost-effective solar development, and we’re confident these projects will help bring predictable, low-cost, clean energy to the communities that need it – other states should look to replicate what Massachusetts has done,” said Barrett Bilotta, president of Agilitas Energy.
Agilitas Energy, a developer, builder, owner, and operator of distributed energy storage and solar PV projects in the northeastern U.S., recently announced that the company raised $350 million of equity to expand its portfolio.
The investment came from funds managed by CarVal Investors L.P. The total amount may be upsized to $650 million upon completion of certain projects, the companies said.
