Cedar Valley Co-op — Grid Modernization.
2.4 MW ground-mount solar, 4 MWh battery, DERMS integration. 14 months from contract to commercial operation. PPA + capacity-payment model. Eighteen months of operating data on record.
Client
Cedar Valley Electric Co-op — 8,400 members across three counties
Timeline
14 months. Contract Jan 2023; COD March 2024.
Team
11 on-site (4 design, 6 install, 1 commissioning); 4 ongoing O&M
Outcome
Peak-shaving reduced co-op’s wholesale capacity bill 22%; outage frequency on the affected feeders down 31%
The short version of a 14-month build
Operating data, 18 months in
0 MW
Solar capacity
6,090 modules
0 MWh
Battery capacity
Tesla Megapack 2 XL
0%
Wholesale capacity bill cut
Target was 18%
0%
Outage minutes down
On the connected feeder
What the co-op says
We’ve been members of the wholesale game long enough to know when a vendor’s pitch is too neat. The model held. Eighteen months of data is now a stronger pitch to our members than any deck.
Helena Park
GM, Cedar Valley Electric Co-op
The DERMS integration was harder than either of us scoped. They didn’t paper over it; they staffed up and finished it without changing the contract. That’s a partner, not a vendor.
Marcus Reyes
Engineering Lead, Cedar Valley
Utility-scale + co-op work
If you’re a co-op, muni, or IOU thinking about a behind-the-meter PPA, capacity asset, or DERMS-integrated battery — we’d like to talk. Tell us about the substation that’s keeping you up at night.
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