FlexGen strengthens industry leadership through Clean Energy Services (CES) acquisition
The acquisition marks a major step forward in FlexGen’s mission to deliver faster deployments, stronger system performance, and expanded solutions across energy infrastructure.
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FAQs
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Q: What did FlexGen acquire?
A: FlexGen has acquired Clean Energy Services (CES), a leading provider of commissioning and lifecycle services for battery energy storage systems and utility-scale solar. This strengthens our ability to deliver projects faster, improve system availability, and expands our capabilities across both storage and solar.
Q: How will CES operate within FlexGen?
A: CES will operate as Clean Energy Services, a FlexGen company, under Ahmad Atwan’s leadership. FlexGen continues operating as it does today, with a focus on speed to power, availability, and predicting and executing moments of augmentation.
Q: What does this mean for the respective remote operations centers?
A: CES’s Houston-based Remote Operations Center adds depth and resilience to FlexGen’s existing ROC in Durham, NC as well as the ability to provide NERC GOP services on behalf of owners. Together, this strengthens our ability to monitor, diagnose, and respond across a growing fleet.
Q: What is CES’s solar experience?
A: CES services over 1GW of solar sites and over 4.5GWh of battery sites and has commissioned over 15 GWh of battery sites, making it the industry leader in battery storage commissioning and services.
Q: Why did FlexGen acquire CES?
A: Demand for energy storage and solar is accelerating, driven by rising electricity consumption, grid constraints, and data center power needs. Customers need:
- Faster deployment
- Higher system availability
- More complete solutions across battery and solar
CES adds field execution, service depth, and solar expertise to complement FlexGen’s full scope of system supply, pre-integration, HybridOS platform, lifecycle services, and technology-enhanced augmentation.
Q: What is NERC GOP?
A: Generator Operator (GOP): The entity that: 1) operates generating Facility(ies) and performs the functions of supplying energy and Interconnected Operations Services (Category 1 GOP); or 2) operates non-BES Inverter-Based Resources(s) that either have or contribute to an aggregate nameplate capacity of greater than or equal to 20 MVA, connected through a system designed primarily for delivering such capacity to a common point of connection at a voltage greater than or equal to 60 kV (Category 2 GOP).
See NERC for more: https://www.nerc.com/globalassets/standards/projects/2024-01/2024-01-go-gop-definitions_clean---final-ballot_070225.pdf
