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WHY Solar & STORAGE

What you should know about solar energy and storage

What you should know about solar energy and storage

Solar technology is simple, scalable and provides great flexibility for the future of the energy grid. When paired with energy storage, which stores and deploys energy when demand is high, it makes the grid even more efficient.

Pairing solar power with energy storage ensures solar energy can be deployed all day – and all night or “solar after sunset”. Co-locating these two technologies creates a stronger, more reliable and resilient energy grid, ensuring communities at home can keep the lights on, regardless of the weather.

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How Solar Energy Works

  1. 1 Sunlight hits the solar panels.
  2. 2 Direct current (DC) flows from the panels to an inverter that turns it into alternating current (AC).
  3. 3 Transformer increases voltage of electricity.
  4. 4 Electricity travels through transmission lines.
  5. 5 Transformer decreases voltage of electricity.
  6. 6 Electricity travels through collection lines.
  7. 7 Electricity is delivered to customers.
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Benefits of Solar Energy

Solar energy provides many advantages because of its accessibility around the world. Learn more about solar energy’s benefits.

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Job Creation

Job Creation

In 2023, the solar energy industry supported 261,000 jobs across the United States.

Community Investment

Community Investment

Invenergy’s solar projects invest in local communities through the creation of new tax revenue, landowner payments, and job creation.

Supports Energy Independence

Supports Energy Independence

Utility-scale solar plays a crucial role in advancing American energy independence and meeting new energy targets, accelerating a cleaner, more reliable, affordable energy future.

Protecting Family Farmland

Protecting Family Farmland

Solar energy helps keep land in the family. It provides an alternative, reliable revenue stream and protects the land from permanent development.

Stable Prices

Stable Prices

Adding solar power to the energy mix supports stable prices, meaning that energy bills are more predictable.

Reliable Energy Resource

Reliable Energy Resource

Utility-scale solar facilities harness energy from the sun, a nearly infinite resource, providing a stable energy resource.

Public Health Benefits

Public Health Benefits

Solar energy is clean and safe, and helps promote cleaner air and cleaner water, which benefits everyone.

Emission-Free Energy

Emission-Free Energy

125 million metric tons of CO2 emissions avoided annually from solar energy

Saving Water Resources

Saving Water Resources

Solar energy conserves water when compared to other energy generation sources. Once operational, solar panels do not utilize water to generate electricity, and require minimal water for maintenance.

Solar in Colorado

Colorado ranks in the top 10 of operating wind, solar, and energy storage capacity nationwide. Clean energy makes up over 40% of the electricity generated in the state.

The current solar energy capacity for the state is enough to power over 900,000 Colorado homes. More than 8,000 jobs have been created across the state from the solar industry alone.

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Explore Invenergy's solar portfolio

Invenergy has developed more than 7 gigawatts of solar energy across more than 55 projects. Find out more about our successful track record in solar energy.

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