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Largest Battery Energy Storage Project in Southern California Starts Construction

100-Megawatt Ventura Energy Storage on the Way to Helping California Grid   Ventura, CA / Durham, NC / New York, NY: SEPTEMBER 2, 2020 – The 100 megawatt / 400 megawatt hour Ventura Energy Storage…

Battery storage project slated near Oxnard will be among the nation's biggest

Construction is ready to begin on Ventura Energy Storage, a battery project near Oxnard that will be among the biggest in the country.  The project from North Carolina-based Strata Solar is a 100-…

Strata Blazes Ahead With California Gas Peaker Replacement Battery, Taps Tesla

Tesla will install Megapacks at the huge facility, which will be a test case for grid alternatives to fossil fuel infrastructure. Another of the world’s largest battery projects is moving forward…

Strata Solar Announces One of Nation’s Largest Battery Energy Storage Projects is Ready for Construction

100-Megawatt Ventura Energy Storage Facility Replaces Need for New Natural Gas Powered Generation in Constrained Southern California Region Ventura, CA / Durham, NC, May 11, 2020 - Strata Solar…

"Be Safe. Please." A Message from Strata's CEO

Strata Solar Announces the Winner of the “Strata Clean Tech Award” Competition

Strata Solar Announces the Winner of the “Strata Clean Tech Award” Competition Clean Tech Industry Elite names pair of UNC students as winners of $10,000 award   DURHAM, NC – February 26, 2020 –…

Strata Solar Launches Clean Tech Award Competition

FIRST ANNUAL $10,000 CLEAN TECH AWARD COMPETITION LAUNCHED Students and Faculty of Accredited Colleges and Universities in the Southeast U.S. Vie for the Prize.   DURHAM, NC., October 14, 2019 –…

ARTICLE: Strata to Build the Largest Battery Energy Storage System in North America

5-1/2 years ago, residents of Oxnard, California learned they were to lose a large swath of their cherished shoreline—to a utility-scale fossil-fuel power plant. The proposed gas-fired “peaker plant…

Strata Solar Achieves Zero "Recordable Injuries Reported" for 2018

Strata Solar posts industry-leading record of safety performance of zero recordable injuries for 2018 In the construction and commercial-maintenance industry, recordable injuries are a common and…