A Florida-based energy giant has been picked to negotiate a deal to generate carbon-pollution-free power and make battery storage at a nuclear waste repository in the U.S.
NextEra Energy Resources will build the facility in the western state of New Mexico, according to US Department of Energy.
The company will have the opportunity to negotiate a realty agreement to deploy at least 150 megawatts of carbon pollution-free electricity to the grid with a 100-megawatt storage system on up to 1,800 acres of land at Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP).
Large-scale solar and energy storage project
Mark Bollinger, Site Manager at the Carlsbad Field Office, expressed enthusiasm for the advancement of the large-scale solar and energy storage project. “We are excited about this large-scale solar and energy storage project moving forward at the WIPP site,” Bollinger said.
“This project will help the site achieve its sustainability goals and will bring jobs and innovation to the state of New Mexico.”
Since announcing the Cleanup to Clean Energy initiative in July last year, DOE has issued six requests for qualifications to lease land at the Savannah River Site (SRS) in South Carolina; Hanford Site in Washington; WIPP; Nevada National Security Site in Nevada; and Idaho National Laboratory in Idaho.
DOE committed to support country’s climate goals
The DOE Office of Environmental Management (EM) claimed that it’s committed to supporting the nation’s climate goals and combating climate change through clean energy production on its sites, said EM Senior Advisor Candice Robertson.
“President Biden directed the federal government to use its scale and procurement power, as the nation’s largest energy consumer and land manager, to support the growth of America’s clean energy industry and clean energy jobs and do so in ways that are good for our taxpayers and our communities,” said Andrew Mayock, federal chief sustainability officer in the White House Council on Environmental Quality.
“Through DOE’s Cleanup to Clean Energy initiative, we will spur new clean electricity production, which is good for our climate, our economy and our national security.”
The decision by DOE is as per Biden’s order released in December 2021. The order called on agencies to achieve 100% clean electricity by 2030 and directed them to authorize the use of their real property assets, including land, for the development of new clean electricity generation and storage through leases, grants, permits, or other mechanisms.
Headquartered in Juno Beach, Florida, NextEra Energy is a leading clean energy company in the U.S. The company owns Florida Power & Light Company, which is America’s largest electric utility that sells more power than any other utility, providing clean, affordable, reliable electricity to approximately 5.9 million customer accounts, or more than 12 million people across Florida.
Through its subsidiaries, NextEra Energy generates clean, emissions-free electricity from seven commercial nuclear power units in Florida, New Hampshire and Wisconsin. A Fortune 200 company, NextEra Energy has been recognized often by third parties for its efforts in sustainability, corporate responsibility, ethics and compliance, and diversity.
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