Bluestem Energy Solutions ? BES

We are honored to have been recognized for our leadership role in renewable energy across the Midwest along with our friends at Sandhills Energy, LLC by the?USDA.?The impact of this funding means that we can continue our work across rural communities in Nebraska, Tennessee, Kentucky, and Texas. Through the USDA PACE Program we will continue to bring affordable power?to thousands of homes when they need it most, as well as building the local communities through employment opportunities and energy accessibility. ? Read the full article here: https://lnkd.in/g2WgNCdr

We are proud to announce that we will be bringing Solar Power to Lawrence County, Tennessee! Together with our local partners at Lawrenceburg Utility Systems (LUS) and the USDA, we will be building a 6.1 MW solar PV facility that will provide locally produced energy in rural portions of south central Tennessee. With this project BES and LUS will be able to bring power to about 1,200 homes through locally generated electricity! https://lnkd.in/gKB4VKEP

We are proud to announce that we have been selected to to build a PV solar facility in Allen County, Kentucky - securing renewable energy for over 900 homes every year! ? Together with the?USDA Rural Development?'s PACE Program and Tri-County Electric Co-Op, we are excited to announce a 5 MW solar facility that will create opportunities for rural families, small businesses and agricultural producers in the local community for many years to come. ? We look forward to continuing on our mission in expanding affordable, reliable and sustainable power around the United States. ? ?

A very productive month with our partners at Burt County Public Power District!

Did you know that the the move toward fully embracing solar energy is gaining momentum! Presently, more than 5% of U.S. electricity is derived from solar energy, which marks nearly 11 times it's share a decade earlier, per SEIA. This marks an increase from 4.8% in 2022, per the National Renewable Energy Laboratory.

Recently, the USDA Rural Development Senior Counselor for Rural Energy Plans highlighted new investments from USDA in rural Nebraska that will lower energy costs for agricultural producers, rural small businesses and families, expand access to clean energy, and create jobs! We are honoured to announce that Bluestem Energy Solutions has been selected to receive a Powering Affordable Clean Energy (PACE) program award for our Madison Solar Project. The funding will be used to construct a 2-megawatt solar facility in?Madison County Nebraska, partnering with the City of Madison Electric Utility. The solar facility will harness renewable energy from natural sources to provide sustainable power for the community, lowering energy costs for agriculture producers, rural small business and families, as well as contribute to the well-being of the Madison County residents. Read the full press release here: https://lnkd.in/gSjG6vpH

We are so excited about our recent introduction of agrivoltaics at our South plains Solar facility. The 4.5 MW solar project in Lubbock County Texas with South Plains Electric Coop has a new flock in town and we are seeing the benefits already! Agrivoltaics not only creates dual use of the land, where solar power and agriculture win, but the sheep graze to keep the grass down without having to use power to manually mow! Additionally - this amazing process also helps keep dust in control allowing for cleaner panels and more solar production. #sustainability #agrivoltaics #solar #solarpanels? #renewableenergy? #environmentdesign

Recently a few of our wind farms experienced severe winter storms. At our Creston Ridge Wind Farm, some of the access roads saw snow drift to over 10 feet! Our operations and maintenance team, along with some heavy equipment, helped dig out the roads to give our technicians access to the turbines to ensure the operation of our facility to serve our customers. Thanks to our hardworking team members who brave the elements to keep the power flowing.