Our utilization of advanced technology, engineering expertise, and proprietary processes enables us to deliver high infrastructure reliability and strong ROI with industry-leading energy prices.
Why choose 8minute?
- Our singular focus is on utility-scale solar power and energy storage. That focus can be seen in our attention to detail, which drives down our prices and expands the addressable market for dispatchable solar power.
- We look at power production through the eyes of utilities, corporates, landowners, and investors, creating partnerships that reduce the price and expand the market for dispatchable solar power, maximizing value for everyone.
- Through engineering expertise and rigorous processes we’ve mastered developing low-price clean power, enabling us to consistently deliver solar and storage projects from concept to completion.
Energy Storage
8minute provides industry-leading storage and solar PV solutions to meet a variety of energy needs.Energy storage combined with solar PV can address a large number of traditional problems, such as energy issues (time shift, arbitrage, curtailment, transmission congestion), and power issues (frequency response, ramp rate control, renewables smoothing). The end result is fully dispatchable clean energy, which complements any renewable portfolio.
The 8minute Advantage
- Our team of energy storage and development experts has pioneered storage solutions in the market, providing direct and relevant experience.
- Our technology-agnostic strategy enables 8minute to best serve our customers by selecting the most effective technology for each application.
- As leaders in LCOS, we provide our customers with flexible, cost-effective options that deliver stacked benefits, providing multiple solutions.
Unique Focus on Levelized Cost of Storage (LCOS)
There are several proven options for energy storage today, including lithium-ion and flow batteries, flywheels, and other technology. As advancements proceed and many battery innovations reach scale, pricing is also continuing to decrease, ensuring further cost efficiencies. 8minute’s experienced solar and storage teams combine the latest technical developments with our own R&D testing in order to build the most affordable, highest-performing plants possible.
At 8minute, we understand that corporations nationwide are looking for reliable, cost-competitive solar energy partners. We are differentiated by:
- With our heritage in California, 8minute is proud to be one of the state’s solar energy leaders with 12.5% utility-scale market share today. We have over 14 gigawatts of development experience across North America, and are currently ranked as having the second largest utility-scale pipeline in the United States.*
- We have an exceptional ability to produce affordable clean energy, and to deliver strong financial returns. Recent projects, such as the Springbok 2 Solar Farm, have broken industry milestones, becoming the first project in America to beat fossil fuel prices. We also have extensive in-house financial expertise, having executed $5 billion in PPA revenue to date.
- We are a process-driven company dedicated to value creation across the development spectrum. Our methodology has led to an 8x higher success rate of project completion than the industry average. Satisfied customers include four of the largest utilities in California, who are repeat customers: PG&E, SCE, LADWP, and SDG&E.
- We understand that corporations are looking for reliable, flexible partners who can meet their risk requirements, while offering unique solutions that address technological excellence, project naming rights, marketing sophistication, and other needs. Our flexible approach enables us to deliver on all fronts.
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