{"id":6272,"date":"2023-04-21T17:06:20","date_gmt":"2023-04-21T17:06:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mojave.gold\/terra-gen\/?p=6272"},"modified":"2023-06-08T16:40:53","modified_gmt":"2023-06-08T16:40:53","slug":"electrify-america","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mojave.gold\/terra-gen\/electrify-america\/","title":{"rendered":"Electrify America Announces EV Charging Network"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"6272\" class=\"elementor elementor-6272\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a0395ea elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a0395ea\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-149c81a\" data-id=\"149c81a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d72766 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1d72766\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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elementor - v3.12.2 - 23-04-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>New solar photovoltaic renewable energy generation project in San Bernardino County, CA called Electrify America Solar Glow\u2122 1<br \/>Commits to net zero carbon footprint for all energy delivered to drivers across its coast-to-coast public ultra-fast DC charging network<br \/>Becomes North America\u2019s largest open electric vehicle fast charging network to enter into a virtual power purchase agreement for new renewable energy generation<br \/>Contributes to \u2018additionality\u2019 as part of company\u2019s sustainability mission to create brand new renewable energy that would not otherwise be available<br \/>Reston, VA (May 18, 2022) \u2013 Electrify America announced today it has entered into a 15-year virtual power purchase agreement (VPPA) with developer Terra-Gen to build a solar photovoltaic renewable energy generation project in San Bernardino County, California called Electrify America Solar Glow\u2122 1.<\/p>\n<p>The new solar project is expected to generate 75 Megawatts (MW) at peak solar capacity or an estimated annual production of 225,000 Megawatt hours. It is projected to produce enough 100% renewable energy annually to more than offset the energy currently delivered on an annualized basis to Electrify America\u2019s customers charging on its extensive network. The solar project is targeted to be operational by mid-2023.<\/p>\n<p>In becoming the largest open network in North America to enter into a VPPA, Electrify America will be supporting the key sustainability goal of \u201cadditionality,\u201d meaning that this arrangement would result in new, additional renewable energy generation.<\/p>\n<p>Electrify America is purchasing and retiring all bundled environmental certificates associated with the new solar project over a 15-year period, shifting away from the business-as-usual approach of buying environmental certificates from a third-party supplier on an unbundled basis, which does less to support additional renewable energy generation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cElectrify America\u2019s business model \u2013 and purpose \u2013 have always been at the forefront of efforts to reduce emissions through enabling electric mobility,\u201d said Giovanni Palazzo, president and CEO of Electrify America. \u201cOur commitment to customers and to a sustainable future go hand-in-hand, which is why we are investing in renewable energy generation to commit to a net zero carbon footprint associated with the energy delivered to our customers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Electrify America\u2019s first solar project in the Southern California Mojave Desert may also be expanded at the option of Terra-Gen to include a co-located battery energy storage system to further increase the delivery of renewable energy to the grid during times when more costly \u2013 and often more polluting \u2013 peaking power plants may be used to meet customer needs. The potential use of a co-located battery energy storage system at the facility would add to Electrify America\u2019s ongoing effort of deploying over 30 MW of co-located behind-the-meter energy storage systems at charging stations across the U.S. This ongoing investment from Electrify America is already decreasing the carbon profile and potential emissions associated with the electricity generation that powers the company\u2019s charging network.<\/p>\n<p>Electrify America Solar Glow\u2122 1 &#8211; Project Specifics<\/p>\n<p>Location: San Bernardino County, CA<br \/>Developer: Terra-Gen<br \/>Maximum Capacity: 75MW<br \/>Estimated Annual Production: 225,000 MWh<br \/>Timeline: Groundbreaking \u2013 Late 2022 | Target Operation Date \u2013 Summer 2023<br \/>Immediate Impact<br \/>Although the new solar facility will not be online until mid-2023, Electrify America\u2019s charging network is already backed by 100% renewable energy effective April 2022 through the purchase of environmental certificates from existing renewable generation.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, and to further bolster near-term sustainability impact, Electrify America has entered into an interim VPPA, effective October 2022, with Terra-Gen to support Terra-Gen\u2019s existing Solar Energy Generating Systems (SEGS) IX solar thermal plant until the adjacent new solar photovoltaic facility in San Bernardino County is fully operational.<\/p>\n<p>Electrify America will receive the bundled environmental certificates and purchase renewable energy from SEGS IX, once part of the largest solar thermal energy generating facility in the world when completed in 1990 and also the world\u2019s longest-operating solar thermal facility.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cElectrify America is proud to support SEGS, which was instrumental to fostering renewable energy generation in the 20th Century and parallels to Electrify America\u2019s mission to advance electric vehicle adoption today\u201d, said Jigar Shah, Head of Energy Services at Electrify America. \u201cIn aggregate, these 100% renewable energy commitments address Scope 2 greenhouse gas emissions for all energy delivered to our customers, and amount to an estimated 2 million metric tons in avoided CO2 emissions over 15 years[1] &#8211; comparable to the carbon sequestered by planting nearly 40 million trees[2].\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Electrify America Announces EV Charging Network Backed by 100 Percent Renewable Energy and Power Purchase Agreement for 75 Megawatts in New Solar Generation New solar photovoltaic renewable energy generation project in San Bernardino County, CA called Electrify America Solar Glow\u2122 1 Commits to net zero carbon footprint for all energy delivered to drivers across its [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6272","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-media-room"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mojave.gold\/terra-gen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6272","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mojave.gold\/terra-gen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mojave.gold\/terra-gen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mojave.gold\/terra-gen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mojave.gold\/terra-gen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6272"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mojave.gold\/terra-gen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6272\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mojave.gold\/terra-gen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6272"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mojave.gold\/terra-gen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6272"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mojave.gold\/terra-gen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6272"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}