In Albuquerque, N.M., a smart grid-solar-energy storage project backed by a consortium of Japanese giants is testing out a key element of the idea of net-zero energy communities – how to harness mass-market solar to balance the grid inside and outside the neighborhood’s borders.
At least, that’s where the idea could go for Mesa Del Sol, a mixed-use redevelopment project with plans for 18 million square feet of office, industrial, and retail space and about 37,000 homes.
Forest City, the Cleveland-based property development giant, is in charge of the decades-long development.
