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8minutenergy Renewables[edit]

About[edit]

8minutenergy is the largest independently owned solar developer in the United States. The company buys, develops, and owns utility-scale solar photovoltaic power plants and energy storage projects.[1] The company currently has the record low-price for a solar development with the Eagle Shadow Mountain Solar Farm in Nevada[2]. In 2016, the company developed the first solar project in the United States to beat the price of fossil fuels with their Springbok 2 Solar Farm in California.[3]

Bloomberg New Energy Finance[4] ranked 8minutenergy as having the third-largest utility-scale project pipeline in the U.S. in April 2017. The company has 8.5 GW of PV and storage under development in North America, operates 800+ MW in solar assets, and been awarded nearly 2 GW in power purchase agreements.[5] 8minutenergy is one of the largest solar developers in the US solar-power market, with more than 50,000 acres of land under development.[6] 8minutenergy is considered the second largest utility-scale solar developer in the United States.[7]

History[edit]

2009: 8minutenergy was founded by Tom Buttgenbach[8] and Martin Hermann[9].

2011: The company moved its headquarters to Folsom, California[10], signed general interconnection agreements for 355MW of solar photovoltaic projects for the Imperial Irrigation District[11], and had 12 utility-scale solar photovoltaic farms in development totaling 1,300 MW.[12]

2012: The Imperial County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved initial stages of 8minutenergy’s 800 MW Mt. Signal project[13][14], the world’s largest solar plant as measured by PPAs awarded, and the company broke ground on the solar farm.[15]

2014: Macquarie Capital announced a $30 million investment in 8minutenergy’s Redwood Solar Farm[16], and the Kern County Board of Supervisors approved development of the project[17]. Southern California Edison announced PPAs to buy 457 MW of power from three of the company’s projects.[18]

2015: 8minutenergy broke ground on the 137 MW Springbok 1 solar project[19] and signed PPAs for the 191 MW Springbok 2 solar project, both located in Kern County, California.[20]

2016: President Barack Obama recognized 8minutenergy for committing to build 4 gigawatts of solar power generation capacity in India, and Rabobank announced a $21 million letter of credit for 8minutenergy to expand into Texas and the Southeastern U.S.[21] 8minutenergy opened a Houston office[22], began a capital raise process to develop 500 MW of new projects[23], and commissioned the Springbok 2 solar farm selling power at $35-$38 per megawatt-hour, which is 58%[24] below average California electricity prices and the first solar project to beat the cost of fossil fuels[25].

2017: 8minutenergy received a PPA from the Southern California Public Power Authority to develop the 115 MW Springbok 3 solar farm in Kern County, California.[26][27] 8minutenergy expanded into the energy storage market with a 1 gigawatt project pipeline.[28] The company believes that the future is here for solar plus storage.[29] 8minutenergy announced the development and completion of the the first two phases of the 328 megawatt-dc Mount Signal 3 solar photovoltaic (PV) project.[30].

2018: 8minutenergy announced the Eagle Shadow Mountain Solar Farm in Nevada, the largest solar project ever on tribal land[31], and at 2.3¢ per kilowatt hour[32], the lowest price to date for solar in the United States.[33]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Why Solar Developer 8minutenergy Is So Excited About the Energy Storage Market". Retrieved 2018-11-13.
  2. ^ "Green Technology | Greentech Media". www.greentechmedia.com. Retrieved 2018-11-16.
  3. ^ "8minutenergy Boasts the First Solar Project to Beat Fossil Fuel Prices in California". Retrieved 2018-11-16.
  4. ^ "Bloomberg NEF | Bloomberg Finance L.P." Bloomberg NEF. Retrieved 2018-11-13.
  5. ^ "8minutenergy and NV Energy Announce Largest Solar Project Ever on Tribal Land". Retrieved 2018-11-13.
  6. ^ Thomson, Adam. "California's renewable energy revolution". Retrieved 2018-11-13.
  7. ^ "2018 Top 10 U.S. Solar Developers". https://energyacuity.com. June 4, 2018. Archived from the original on June 4, 2018. Retrieved November 13, 2018. |first1= missing |last1= in Authors list (help); External link in |website= (help)
  8. ^ "8minutenergy | Decades of Experience in the Solar Power Industry". 8minutenergy. Retrieved 2018-11-13.
  9. ^ "8minutenergy | Decades of Experience in the Solar Power Industry". 8minutenergy. Retrieved 2018-11-13.
  10. ^ "Expanding Solar PV Firm, 8minutenergy Renewables, Moves to New Offices in Anticipation of Further Growth | 8minutenergy". 8minutenergy. 2011-03-09. Retrieved 2018-11-13.
  11. ^ "8minutenergy, Gestamp Solar sign GIA for 355MW of utility-scale PV projects in Imperial Valley". PV Tech. Retrieved 2018-11-13.
  12. ^ "Utility-Scale Solar Developer Profile: 8minutenergy". Retrieved 2018-11-13.
  13. ^ "https://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/2012/04/05/8minutenergy-approval-solar-so-cal.html". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved 2018-11-13. External link in |title= (help)
  14. ^ Woody, Todd. "U.S. Solar Industry Booming Despite China Trade War". Forbes. Retrieved 2018-11-13.
  15. ^ "8minutenergy Renewables breaks ground on first phase of 800MW PV project". PV Tech. Retrieved 2018-11-13.
  16. ^ "Macquarie Infrastructure Development". www.macquarie.com. Retrieved 2018-11-13.
  17. ^ Glover, Mark (2014-10-21). "Folsom's 8minutenergy to develop solar projects in Kern County". The Sacramento Bee. ISSN 0890-5738. Retrieved 2018-11-13.
  18. ^ Goosens, Ehren (August 5, 2014, 2:32 PM EDT). "Edison to Buy 457 Megawatts of Solar From 8minutenergy". Bloomberg. Retrieved 08/05/2014. Check date values in: |access-date=, |date= (help)
  19. ^ "Springbok Solar Farm", Wikipedia, 2017-08-02, retrieved 2018-11-13
  20. ^ "8minutenergy And D. E. Shaw Start Construction Of 191 MW Springbok 2 Solar Farm - Solar Industry". Solar Industry. 2015-12-15. Retrieved 2018-11-13.
  21. ^ "Rabobank issues LOC to 8minutenergy | News | IJGlobal". ijglobal.com. Retrieved 2018-11-13.
  22. ^ "Solar developer expands operations into Texas". Houston Chronicle. 2016-10-04. Retrieved 2018-11-13.
  23. ^ "8minutenergy announces capital raise, investment opportunity into over 500 MW of solar PV projects". OFweek News. 2016-10-22. Retrieved 2018-11-13.
  24. ^ "Solar Farm in California Selling Power 58% Below State Average". Bloomberg NEF. Retrieved 2018-11-16.
  25. ^ "8minutenergy Boasts the First Solar Project to Beat Fossil Fuel Prices in California". Retrieved 2018-11-13.
  26. ^ "8minutenergy and Capital Dynamics Announce Acquisition of 121 MW Springbok 3 Solar Project". AP NEWS. 2018-09-26. Retrieved 2018-11-13.
  27. ^ "8minutenergy earns PPA deal to develop 90MW solar farm in California". PV Tech. Retrieved 2018-11-13.
  28. ^ "Solar developer 8minutenergy expands into energy storage with 1 GW pipeline". Utility Dive. Retrieved 2018-11-13.
  29. ^ "Is the future finally here for utility-scale solar-plus-storage?". Utility Dive. Retrieved 2018-11-13.
  30. ^ "8minutenergy completes two phases of Mount Signal 3 solar project". www.solarpowerworldonline.com. Retrieved 2018-11-13.
  31. ^ "8minutenergy, NV Energy Announce 300 MW Solar Project on Tribal Land". www.power-eng.com. Retrieved 2018-11-13.
  32. ^ "NV Energy 2.3-cent solar contract could set new price record". Utility Dive. Retrieved 2018-11-16.
  33. ^ Kahn, Brian. "Solar Just Hit a Record Low Price In the U.S." Earther. Retrieved 2018-11-13.

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