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The New Home Company announced Oct. 14 that all the homes constructed in its new community in Granite Bay, Calif., will feature solar systems, battery storage and at-home electric vehicle chargers.

An electric school bus in Beverly, Mass., successfully delivered power back into the grid through vehicle-to-grid technology for more than 50 hours over the summer.

The United States Coast Guard will soon be adding its first battery energy storage system to its largest west coast training facility.

A second microgrid project in Puerto Rico will allow Eaton, a power management company, to provide renewable energy for its manufacturing operations.

Continuing its 2021 slate of events, Smart Energy Decisions’ Virtual Distributed Energy Forum, was another success, connecting buyers and suppliers to accelerate the adoption of DERs, which are proving to be a key in the development of net zero strategies. SED’s tradition of exclusive presentations from senior energy and sustainability was on display once again.

A public elementary school in Washington, D.C. recently installed a 60 kWh battery storage system to back up its onsite solar generation capacity.

Schnitzer Steel Industries announced Sept. 8 that it will be installing a 1,600 kW battery energy storage system at its Oakland, Calif., facility.

Clean Power Alliance announced Sept. 3 a 15-year PPA that will allow it to source energy from a 300 MW solar project paired with a 600 MWh battery energy storage project.

Centamin's Sukari gold mine in Egypt will soon be the site of a 36 MW solar farm and a 7.5 MW battery storage system.

Carrier Global Corporation announced Aug. 11 that it has reduced its customers' carbon footprint by 68 million metric tons in 2020.