NextEra has suspended two battery sites on Long Island's East End and agreed to pull the Novec 1230 fire suppressant out of both by about 9 October. New York's environment regulator says the gas, mixed with more than a million gallons of firefighting water in 2023, likely broke down into a 'forever chemical' now found in local drinking-water wells.
Kenogamisis Energy, owned by four First Nations near Geraldton, Ontario, plans an 8.5 MW solar farm of up to 14,000 panels to supply Equinox Gold's Greenstone mine. Environmental approval typically takes 12 to 16 months and is about halfway done; construction could start in 2027. No price or contract terms are published.
Turbo Energy says 62.5 MWh of battery storage is in normal commercial operation at three industrial sites in Spain - ECO Porcelánico, Compacglass and TAU Porcelánico - next to 34 MWp of operating solar. They are the first three of 10 factories in a $53 million contract for 366 MWh, part of ceramic group Pamesa's net zero program. No savings figure is published.
Ausgrid's Community Power Network trial offers commercial roof owners in Botany-Mascot and Charmhaven 16-year contracts for surplus solar, priced by reverse auction. Ausgrid thinks about 8c/kWh could work, against the 2 to 3 cents most business exports earn now. Up to 70 MW of extra rooftop solar and 130 MWh of community batteries. Ausgrid says its shareholders, not customers, carry the risk.
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