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Entergy Arkansas announces 250-MW solar facility near Osceola

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Tuesday, October 4, 2022
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LITTLE ROCK, Ark., Oct. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Arkansas Public Service Commission has approved the Entergy Arkansas Driver Solar Project, a new 250-megawatt AC (or 312 MW DC) renewable energy facility developed by Lightsource bp, which will be located on approximately 2,100 acres near Osceola in Mississippi County. Driver Solar will be the utility's largest solar facility, capable of generating enough energy to power more than 40,000 home.

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  • Driver Solar will be the utility's largest solar facility, capable of generating enough energy to power more than 40,000 home.
  • The Driver Solar site is located along Arkansas Highway 61 near Carson Lake Road and Arkansas Highway 198, just south of Osceola, and will be situated adjacent to both the U. S. Steel's Big River Steel facility and the recently announced $3 billion expansion.
  • Lightsource bp has completed development and permitting of the solar field and will build the facility under a build-transfer agreement with Entergy Arkansas.
  • Arkansas Secretary of Commerce Mike Preston said, "Driver Solar enables U. S. Steel to grow its business in Arkansas, meet their sustainability goals, and further demonstrates how the State of Arkansas and Entergy Arkansas support companies that provide high-paying jobs grow in the state."

Nextracker and BCI Steel Renovate Abandoned Pittsburgh Steel Factory to Serve Growing U.S. Utility-Scale Solar Market

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Tuesday, June 28, 2022
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PITTSBURGH, June 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Nextracker LLC, the global market leader in utility-scale solar trackers, and BCI Steel, a Pittsburgh-based steel fabricator, today announced the reopening of the historic Bethlehem Steel manufacturing factory in nearby Leetsdale to produce solar tracker equipment for large-scale solar power plants.

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  • Solar tracker products produced at the factory will serve rapidly growing solar markets in Pennsylvania, Indiana, New York, and Ohio.
  • "BCI is proud to advance Pittsburgh's legacy as the heart of America's steel industry," said Matt Carroll, CEO of BCI Steel.
  • "This partnership with Nextracker showcases our steel fabrication and quality control technology and unlocks additional domestic solar capacity with our low-cost manufacturing."
  • "U.S. Steel is pleased to supply steel that is mined, melted and made in America for Nextracker's advanced solar tracker systems.

U. S. Steel, Norfolk Southern and Greenbrier collaborate on new, sustainable high-strength steel railcar

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Thursday, December 9, 2021
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Gondola railcars transport loose bulk material such as metal scraps, coils, wood chips, steel slabs and ore. Norfolk Southern will initially acquire 800 of the Greenbrier engineered gondolas.

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  • Gondola railcars transport loose bulk material such as metal scraps, coils, wood chips, steel slabs and ore. Norfolk Southern will initially acquire 800 of the Greenbrier engineered gondolas.
  • The high-strength steel requires less structural reinforcement, simplifying the manufacturing process and allowing more total cargo space in each railcar.
  • "The advancements made by Norfolk Southern, U. S. Steel, and Greenbrier on these gondolas can be applied to other car types, ensuring that this sustainable innovation continues well into the future.
  • "The work done by U. S. Steel, Norfolk Southern and Greenbrier promises significant benefits to all three companies and the freight transportation industry as a whole.