Enrico Viale, head of Enel North America
Enel North America says it constructed 1.98 GW of utility-scale wind, solar 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 firm additionally had an extra 119 MW of distributed energy storage deployed or underneath contract final 12 months.
Enel’s renewables enterprise, Enel Green Power, closed out 2022 with a number of new clear power crops in North America, together with the 270 MW Blue Jay solar mission in Texas, the 250 MW 25 Mile Creek wind mission in Oklahoma, and a number of other others. The Blue Jay mission additionally features a paired battery storage facility anticipated to start operation in 2023.
Combined, the brand new initiatives within the U.S. and Canada signify 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 power buy agreements totaling over 630 MW, together with offers with Campbell Soup Company, Thermo Fisher Scientific, McDonald’s and 5 members of its North America Logistics Council, and extra. To help the 25 Mile Creek wind mission, Enel signed digital power 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 Company beforehand signed a VPPA for a 47 MW portion of the mission.
The firm’s capability development occurred alongside its growth into new enterprise areas: Enel revealed its intention to construct a large-scale PV solar 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 12 months.
“Thanks in part to major policy action and high market demand, Enel is stepping up its contribution to move the U.S. and Canada closer to a zero-carbon economy,” says Enrico Viale, head of Enel North America. “We feel a sense of urgency to usher in large-scale clean power plants together with other energy solutions that advance our society toward full decarbonization.”
