Arizona utility SRP, NextEra Energy, have commissioned a 260MW solar-plus-storage plant to power Google’s upcoming data centre campus in Mesa, Arizona. The surplus energy will be provided to other SRP customers. The project builds on a successful partnership between SRP and developer, with both companies starting commercial operations of a 100MW battery storage system in Pinal County, Arizona, last December. Both companies have also built other renewables projects in Arizona, including the recently developed 88MW solar and BESS project in Coolidge.

Solar Dominates US Energy Capacity Growth
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has published data showing that solar accounted for over 75% of US electrical generating







