Energy firm RWE added 2GW to its US operating capacity in 2025, bringing its total operational capacity to nearly 13GW across the country.
The company launched 15 new projects across seven states, including six solar sites, four battery energy storage systems (BESS) and five wind projects, while expanding its asset base into Kentucky, with Ashwood Solar, and Louisiana, with Lafitte Solar.
The full list of projects RWE brought online in 2025 includes:
| Project Name | Project Type + Capacity | Project Location |
| Arlington Valley Solar | 125MW Solar | Maricopa County, Arizona |
| Ashwood Solar | 86MW Solar | Lyon County, Kentucky |
| Baron Winds II | 117MW Wind | Steuben County, New York |
| Cartwheel | 150MW/300MWh BESS | Sulphur Springs, Texas |
| Casey Fork Solar | 150MW Solar | Jefferson County, Illinois |
| Champion Repower | 126.8MW Wind | Nolan & Mitchell Counties, Texas |
| Crowned Heron | 150MW/300MWh BESS | Fort Bend, Texas |
| Emily solar | 273.6MW Solar | Clark & Cumberland Counties, Illinois |
| Forest Creek Repower | 126.9MW Wind | Big Spring, Texas |
| Lafitte Solar | 100MW Solar | Ouachita Parish, Louisiana |
| Lane City | 203MW Wind | Wharton County, Texas |
| Peyton Creek II | 243MW Wind | Matagorda County, Texas |
| Stoneridge Solar | 200MW Solar, 100MW/200MWh BESS | Milam County, Texas |
| Ventasso | 50MW/220MWh BESS | San Diego, California |
For BESS, these projects collectively represent 450MW/1,020MWh of capacity across Texas and California.
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RWE broke ground on Crowned Heron 1 and 2, and Cartwheel 1 in October 2024. At the time, Hanson Wood, head of development, utility-scale renewables for RWE Clean Energy, said the projects marked a “significant step” in RWE’s commitment to bolstering energy infrastructure in the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT).
The Ventasso BESS utilises 33 containerised units, and RWE claimed the project supported approximately 100 jobs during its construction.
In late 2025, RWE Clean Energy commissioned the Stoneridge solar-plus-storage project in Texas. It was completed in line with a timeline proposed by RWE CEO Markus Krebber, who announced the project’s completion.
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