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SB Energy Global’s Orion I, Orion II and Orion III solar projects (Orion Solar Belt), located in Milam County, Texas, have reached commercial operation. 

The projects total 875 MW and utilize 1.3 million modules, manufactured by First Solar at its Perrysburg, Ohio facility. The 22,800 tons of structural steel for the project is sourced from Gerdau steel mills located in Midlothian, Texas and Cartersville, Ga. The projects include Nextracker smart solar trackers. SB Energy selected Blattner to provide the EPC services for the project. Most of the steel for the Orion Solar Belt was sourced from Gerdau’s steel mill, located in Midlothian.

Company leadership was joined by U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm, state and local officials, suppliers, anchor customer Google and investors to celebrate the milestone.

“When it comes to actualizing American jobs and providing power to the world’s largest energy users, SB Energy is committed to creating the roadmap,” says Rich Hossfeld, SB Energy co-CEO.

“We are thankful for the support from Secretary Jennifer Granholm and the many federal, local and statewide leaders, as well as Google. We hope the Orion Solar Belt serves as a catalyst for growing investments in a robust American-made supply chain for solar.”

SB Energy’s projects are delivering electricity to the Texas grid and helping power Google’s data centers in Ellis County and its Dallas cloud region.

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875 MW Orion Solar Projects Commence Commercial Operation

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It Comes Down to This: What Do You Believe

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Sadly, a significant number of U.S. voters believe what House Speaker Mike Johnson says here, i.e., that “God isn’t finished with America yet,” and that “We need people (from the Republican party) of character and integrity,” as if there are any.

But what is that number, roughly?

After living through the first 18 month of Trump’s second term, with all the lies, the incompetence, and the corruption, this number has dwindled to a point that the Republicans are bracing themselves for the worst.

It Comes Down to This: What Do You Believe

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Republicans Manipulate American’s Ignorance — and it Doesn’t Take Too Much Skill

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A reader asks: Can I get the scare tactic for next cycle? I want to get a head start on the memes.
Ha! Exactly.
Republicans are counting on the idea that the average American is so ignorant that he can’t distinguish between the governments of modern-day North Korea and Norway.
This is how far we’ve fallen, and in just a few years.
What’s next?

Republicans Manipulate American’s Ignorance — and it Doesn’t Take Too Much Skill

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How Oil Execs Sleep at Night

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I’m sure some of these excuses are extremely common in the minds of those making huge profits by destroying our planet.

How Oil Execs Sleep at Night

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