Enel North America says it constructed 1.98 GW of utility-scale wind, photo voltaic and battery storage capability throughout the U.S. and Canada in 2022, in addition to added over 550 MW of recent demand response capability.
The corporate additionally had an extra 119 MW of distributed power storage deployed or below contract final yr.
Enel’s renewables enterprise, Enel Inexperienced Energy, closed out 2022 with a number of new clear energy crops in North America, together with the 270 MW Blue Jay photo voltaic venture in Texas, the 250 MW 25 Mile Creek wind venture in Oklahoma, and several other others. The Blue Jay venture additionally features a paired battery storage facility anticipated to start operation in 2023.
Mixed, the brand new initiatives within the U.S. and Canada symbolize over $200 million in new property tax income for communities and over $210 million in landowner funds over the initiatives’ lifetimes.
In 2022, Enel signed 12 energy buy agreements totaling over 630 MW, together with offers with Campbell Soup Firm, Thermo Fisher Scientific, McDonald’s and 5 members of its North America Logistics Council, and extra. To assist the 25 Mile Creek wind venture, Enel signed digital energy buy agreements in late 2022 with Verizon for a 100 MW portion of the wind farm’s output and with MathWorks for a 11 MW portion. The Clorox Firm beforehand signed a VPPA for a 47 MW portion of the venture.
The corporate’s capability progress occurred alongside its growth into new enterprise areas: Enel revealed its intention to construct a large-scale PV photo voltaic panel and cell manufacturing facility within the U.S. and start retail electrical energy gross sales in choose deregulated US states.
Worldwide, Enel constructed over 5.2 GW of recent renewable capability over the course of the yr.
“Thanks partially to main coverage motion and excessive market demand, Enel is stepping up its contribution to maneuver the U.S. and Canada nearer to a zero-carbon economic system,” says Enrico Viale, head of Enel North America. “We really feel a way of urgency to usher in large-scale clear energy crops along with different power options that advance our society towards full decarbonization.”
