Invenergy, which calls itself North America’s largest privately held unbiased energy producer and vitality infrastructure innovator, mentioned it has an settlement with a pipeline operator concerning infrastructure related to improvement of as many as three new pure gas-fired energy vegetation in Arizona. The deal introduced February 20 between Invenergy and a subsidiary of Tallgrass, a Colorado-based multi-commodity infrastructure group that operates greater than 10,000 miles of pipelines, helps Invenergy’s plans to develop the ability stations in Maricopa and Yuma counties. Tallgrass will present the pure fuel infrastructure wanted to produce the brand new energy vegetation. Names and places of the vegetation weren’t disclosed. Tallgrass is among the many corporations concerned in improvement of an information heart advanced in Wyoming that’s anticipated to incorporate 2.7 GW of gas-fired technology capability. That multibillion-dollar funding was permitted by native officers final month. “For 25 years—together with 10 in Arizona—Invenergy has partnered with communities to ship a mixture of vitality options and shared worth for the native economic system,” mentioned Daniel Runyan, Invenergy’s senior vice chairman for Growth. “As electrical energy demand grows, it is much more clear that pure fuel is important to conserving vitality reasonably priced and dependable, and our settlement with Tallgrass to obtain long-term fuel provide is proof of our dedication to Arizona, our clients, and the native communities we assist.” Invenergy on Friday mentioned electrical energy demand in Arizona is anticipated to extend by greater than 40% from present ranges over the following 5 years as a result of inhabitants progress, new manufacturing, electrification, and synthetic intelligence (AI) and information facilities. The corporate mentioned Arizona at the moment faces provide constraints round pure fuel as a result of restricted interstate pipeline capability. Invenergy is at the moment growing the 475-MW Hashknife Photo voltaic Vitality Middle in Navajo County, Arizona, for utility Arizona Public Service. The photo voltaic farm is anticipated to come back on-line subsequent 12 months.
POWER’s protection of the U.S. and international growth of pure gas-fired energy technology contains “New Fuel-Fired Crops Convey Wanted Technology, Flexibility to the Energy Sector” from our February “Groundbreakers” Particular Report, and the sooner “Lots of of New Fuel-Fired Energy Models Deliberate as U.S. Fuel Output Soars.”
“Our nation’s pure fuel and renewable vitality assets are the important thing to reaching the twin objectives of decreasing vitality costs for customers and securing our nationwide benefit within the international AI race,” mentioned Adam Schiche, vice chairman for Enterprise Growth at Tallgrass. “We’re proud to staff up with Invenergy to ship the vitality wanted to gas the important infrastructure powering the following technology of know-how.” “Vitality resiliency and redundancy is the muse of a sophisticated economic system. This historic partnership of leaders throughout the vitality sector sends a message to the world that the higher Yuma area is now a vacation spot marketplace for corporations demanding utility scale energy for manufacturing,” mentioned Greg LaVann, president and CEO with The Higher Yuma Financial Growth Corp. “The area’s pro-business surroundings and considerable utility assets [water, fiber, and electricity] will likely be strengthened by this important infrastructure funding.” Jonathan Strains, vice chairman of the Yuma County Board of Supervisors, mentioned, “Yuma County is experiencing continued progress that’s inserting elevated calls for on vitality and infrastructure programs. Because the area evolves, investments that enhance vitality reliability and deal with provide constraints might help assist financial progress and meet the wants of a rising group.” Invenergy, headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, and its associates have developed greater than 220 initiatives totaling greater than 36 GW of technology capability. The corporate operates greater than 20 GW of large-scale energy infrastructure initiatives throughout 4 continents. —Darrell Proctor is a senior editor for POWER.
