TIME selects Swift Current Energy for America’s Top GreenTech Companies of 2026
(TIME) Swift Current Energy has been recognized on TIME’s list of America’s Top GreenTech Companies of 2026 for its innovative technology and positive environmental impact. Read More…
Cypress Creek acquires 2.4GW solar, 720MW BESS project in Arkansas from Swift Current
(PV Tech) US independent power producer (IPP) Cypress Creek Renewables has acquired the Steel River project in Arkansas from Swift Current Energy, which will combined 2.4GW of solar capacity and 720MW/2,900MWh of battery energy storage systems (BESS). The project is currently under development in Mississippi county, in north-eastern Arkansas, and Cypress Creek expects to develop […]
California-based Cypress Creek Renewables buys Mississippi County solar project
(Arkansas Democrat-Gazette) Swift Current Energy, a renewable energy company, has sold its northeast Arkansas solar power and electricity storage project called Steel River. The Steel River facility, currently under construction in Mississippi County, was sold to California-based Cypress Creek Renewables, also a renewable energy company. The sale price for what will be a 2.45-gigawatt solar […]
Renewable energy company secures financing for solar project in Hancock County
(Mainebiz) Swift Current Energy has secured tax equity financing and $248 million in project financing for its Three Rivers solar facility in Hancock County. It will produce 122 megawatts of direct current. Three Rivers Solar is under construction on a 1,115-acre parcel in the unorganized Township 16 Middle Division, Bingham’s Penobscot Purchase. Read More…
Swift Current Energy secures US$248 million for 122MW Maine solar project
(PV Tech) US renewable energy company Swift Current Energy has secured tax equity financing and US$248 million in project financing for its 122MW Three Rivers Solar facility in Maine. The financing came from a number of banks, including Crédit Agricole CIB, Lloyds Bank PLC, NatWest and Societe Generale, and Swift expects to begin commercial operations at the project […]
BASF secures renewable energy credits linked to Swift Current Energy’s Castle Gap Wind
(BASF) HOUSTON, TX, January 22, 2026 – BASF has signed a 15-year agreement with BP Energy Retail Company to acquire Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs). These certificates are linked to approximately 47 megawatts (MW) of annual capacity from Swift Current Energy’s Castle Gap Wind project in Central Texas. By securing RECs, BASF can offset carbon-intensive, grid-supplied electricity […]
PJM’s power-starved grid will finally get a big battery this year
(Canary Media) The mid-Atlantic grid operator PJM Interconnection faces a capacity crunch of titanic proportions as AI computing investment rushes headlong into its 13-state region, home to more than 67 million people. The most recent PJM capacity auctions — where the grid operator pays in advance for power plants to be available to serve the grid — hit record-high clearing prices in December, portending more […]
Double Black Diamond Solar Named 2025 Project of the Year by Solar Builder Magazine
(Solar Builder Magazine) On the ski slopes, double black diamonds are for experts only. For a large utility-scale solar project in Illinois, it certainly took a high level of expertise to deliver a 593 MWac / 800 MWdc facility that will power 70% of Chicago’s city-run facilities, including major travel hubs like O’Hare and Midway […]
Swift Current lands $242M in financing for PJM’s largest storage project
(Utility Dive) Swift Current Energy landed $242 million in financing for its 150-MW, four-hour Prospect Power Storage facility in Rockingham County, Virginia, the Boston-based clean energy developer said Thursday. Read More…
Swift Current Energy closes US$242 million financing for Virginia battery storage project
(Energy Storage Media) Swift Current Energy has secured US$242 million in financing for what the developer claimed will be the biggest battery storage project in the PJM service area of the US grid. Massachusetts-headquartered renewables and energy storage developer Swift Current Energy said this morning that it had closed project financing for Prospect Power Storage, […]
