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Case study: Preparing to power data-driven demand with solar and storage at the Appledale Energy Center
Global engineering consulting firm RINA was engaged by Hawthorne Renewable Energy to support the development of a planned 300 MW solar project combined with a 4-hour, 300 MW battery energy storage system.
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