The solar farm is coupled with a 1.4MWdc battery energy storage solution. Credit: PureSky Energy / PRNewswire.

PureSky Energy has achieved commercial operations for its 4.4MWdc Cotuit community solar farm, located near Sandwich, Massachusetts, US.

Paired with a 1.4MWdc battery energy storage solution (BESS), the solar farm represents PureSky’s 11th project in Massachusetts and 35th nationwide.

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The solar farm is equipped with 11,172 “high-efficiency” solar panels and is expected to generate approximately 5,720,305kWh annually. It can power 783 households in the region.

Its operations are expected to reduce CO₂ production by 8.81 million pounds (mlb) a year, which is equivalent to removing 951 cars from the road.

PureSky donated the land for the solar farm to the municipality of Sandwich and is leasing it back, creating a stream of local revenue.

Additionally, a neighbouring municipality has committed to purchasing community solar credits from the Cotuit solar farm at a reduced rate.

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PureSky Energy community solar vice president Nicholas Topping said: “Partnerships with municipalities are fundamental to advancing the renewable energy transition and increasing the resilience of the grid through battery energy storage solutions.

“The town demonstrated exceptional leadership in quickly recognising the value of community solar as an innovative way to support local renewable energy development and bring the benefits of solar to their residents.”

Besides Cotuit, the 6.5MWdc Fort River Solar is currently under construction in Amherst, Massachusetts, with a 3.5MWh battery storage capacity.

Since its entry into the US market in 2016, PureSky has expanded its operations to a generation capacity of approximately 233MW across 44 sites, including projects currently under construction that are slated for completion in the near future.