The Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA) has named the Village of Minster the 2016 Solar Power Players Awards Public Power Utility of the Year for its first-of-its-kind municipal solar power with battery storage project (see our October 23, 2015 blog post), the Sidney Daily News reports. The awards by SEPA “recognize electric utilities and their industry partners for creating programs embodying the innovation and collaboration that drives smart utility solar growth and expands consumer access to distributed energy technologies,” according to the article. Minster’s project, with 4.2 megawatts (MW) of solar and 7 MW of storage, is “the first of its kind developed by a public power authority.” Awards Judge Paul Belnick, vice president of Integrated Grid at New York Power Authority, said, “[b]y adding storage to solar, Minster has been able to increase the value of the solar array to its customers through revenue stacking . . . and demonstrate its forward-thinking leadership.” For more, read the full article.
Minster’s solar and storage project wins Solar Power Player of the Year award
