SOLV Energy Announces 3 GW of New Solar, Including Oregon's Largest Project
A California-based renewable energy company announced has several milestones, including that it has surpassed 20 GW of installed and awarded utility-scale solar and energy storage projects in America. SOLV Energy, headquartered in San Diego, also said it plans to bring about 4 GW of generation capacity online this year, and has another 3 GW of capacity under construction in six states.
The company made the announcement September 9 at the RE+ 24 renewable energy trade show in Anaheim, California. POWER is major partner for the event.
SOLV on Monday said the company is now the third-largest global provider of operations and maintenance (O&M) services, and expects to have more than 15 GW of generation capacity under contract for those services by the end of this year.
The group said its recent projects include a 1.6-GW proposed solar facility in Oregon that would be the state’s largest to date. SOLV also has a 1.2-GW project pipeline in Texas, along with 990 MW in the Midwest. It also is building its first projects in Missouri and Arkansas.
SOLV as part of its announcement said it is hiring regional project teams “to support coast-to-coast delivery of all EPC [engineering, procurement, construction] services, plus standalone BESS [battery energy storage systems] and HV [high voltage] facilities.”
“Not only did 2024 see us installing nearly two times more capacity than in 2023, but we also made significant strides to expand the regions we serve and the capabilities we can deliver to our customers,” said George Hershman, CEO of SOLV Energy. “As we get together to celebrate 20 years of RE+, we also recognize countless decade-plus partnerships we’ve built. Thank you to the industry partners that have entrusted their projects to SOLV Energy—we’re proud to have earned your business!”
SOLV Energy has been involved in renewable energy for nearly two decades. The group on Monday said it has provided EPC services on several large installations including:
- 1.3 GW of co-located solar-plus-storage projects in Riverside County, California.
- The nation’s first solar-plus-storage peaker plant, called Vikings, in Imperial County, California.
- The world’s largest solar plant located at a sports facility, installed at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indiana.
- The first tribally owned and operated utility solar plant—Kayenta 2—for the Navajo Nation in Arizona.
- Wyoming’s first utility solar plant, known as Sweetwater.
The company said it also serves the largest operating solar power facilities in Idaho (Jackpot), Alabama (Muscle Shoals), and Minnesota (North Star). The group also recently delivered a repowering project for a 38-MW solar facility in Arizona.
—Darrell Proctor is senior editor for POWER (@POWERmagazine).