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WHY Solar & STORAGE

What to know about solar energy and storage

What to know about solar energy and storage

We’ve developed over 220 energy facilities with the trust of our home communities because we are committed to supporting the areas where we live, work and operate.

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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

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Job Creation

Job Creation

According to the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), in 2024 the solar industry supported 280,000 jobs across the United States.

Preserving Family Farmland

Preserving Family Farmland

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

Supports Energy Independence

Supports Energy Independence

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

Community Investment

Community Investment

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

Affordable Energy

Affordable Energy

Solar energy helps keep energy costs low, and is less impacted by volatile global fuel prices, extreme weather, and other external factors, protecting Americans from price spikes.

Saving Water Resources

Saving Water Resources

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 8 gigawatts of solar energy across more 59 projects. Find out more about our successful track record in solar energy.

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