Construction is underway on a solar-plus-storage project in Burt and Dodge Counties.
Tekamah, NE— 3/3/2021 — Bluestem Energy Solutions announced this week that it is constructing the first utility-scale solar-plus-storage project to be built in tandem in Nebraska. With the addition of a 2 MW solar array and a 6 MWh battery energy storage system, Burt County Public Power District will soon be the second Nebraskan utility to add battery storage to its energy portfolio. The solar-plus-storage project is a public-private partnership between BCPPD and the Omaha-based renewable energy solutions company.
The project, owned and operated by Bluestem Energy Solutions, will interconnect directly into BCPPD’S power distribution network with all the generated electricity being used locally. The facility will be located on land in Burt and Dodge Counties.
“Not only will this project provide locally generated clean power to Burt County PPD and their members, but it will also be a first in the state for a combined solar-and-battery storage project making the solar power more dispatchable for Burt PPD when they need it most,” said Will Crane, the Director of Project Management at Bluestem.
The project is slated to be online and generating electricity for BCPPD’s service area no later than the end of the second quarter in 2021.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Burt County Public Power District is a distribution utility in Nebraska with headquarters in Tekamah, NE, serving all of Burt County and portions of Cuming, Dodge, Thurston, and Washington Counties. Visit their website: Burt County PPD
Bluestem Energy Solutions is the project developer, as well as owner and operator. Headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, Bluestem has been developing and operating renewable energy projects in states throughout the country since 2012.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, PRESS ONLY:
Will Crane
wcrane@bstem.biz
402.515.5153
Bluestem Energy Solutions LLC
950 South 10th Street, Suite 001