United Power charging ahead on battery capacity in transition to renewables

United Power was a leader in supporting solar farms and is now leading the state in the installation of battery arrays as it prepares to break away from Tri-State Generation. — Jerry Marizza, new-new energy coordinator for United Power, stands at Colorado’s first “solar farm” in Brighton last week. Joe Amon, The Denver Post

By Aldo Svaldi | asvaldi@denverpost.com | The Denver Post

PUBLISHED: July 13, 2023 at 6:00 AM MDT | UPDATED: July 13, 2023 at 1:26 PM MDT

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Brighton-based United Power, the state's largest electric cooperative, and Ameresco, a leading cleantech firm, are teaming up to install Colorado's largest battery storage project to date.

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