Apex Clean Energy

Apex CEO Ken Young has begun his term as Chair of the American Clean Power Association (ACP) Board of Directors, moving into the role after serving as chair-elect. He will lead the industry’s push to advance a strategic policy platform uniting clean energy technologies—delivering the reliable, affordable power America needs. Congratulations, Ken, on the well-deserved recognition!

This summer, Apex hosted an emergency response tabletop at our Great Kiskadee energy storage site in Hidalgo County, Texas. The exercise brought together EMS personnel and emergency responders to strengthen our emergency preparedness and response capabilities. Participants’ leadership and expertise reinforced the value of partnerships that protect our employees, contractors, and surrounding communities. Together, we’re building stronger relationships, improving communication, and staying ready when it matters most.

Row after row, our solar panels capture sunlight and turn it into energy for communities. Apex’s solar sites help keep homes, businesses, and schools powered every day.

This year’s Binger Summer Cooldown brought the community together in Binger, Oklahoma. Apex’s Bullfrog Wind project sponsored the annual Binger Summer Cooldown, which drew more than 400 attendees for fireworks, live music, games, and food. Apex is grateful to our champion landowners, the City of Binger, Binger FFA, and the Binger Fire Department for making the event possible. This is what powering progress looks like—benefiting communities and strengthening local partnerships along the way.

Today we welcomed Virginia Chief Energy Officer Josephus Allmond, Dimension Energy, Local Energy Alliance Program, The Community Climate Collaborative, Gray’s LAMBscaping, LLC, Carrie Hearne, and Aurora Energy Research to our Charlottesville headquarters to mark a milestone for the Commonwealth: the release of new shared solar capacity now opening across Virginia. As PJM’s latest capacity auction keeps pressure on electric bills across the region, shared solar is giving more Virginians a way to save—including families who can’t install rooftop panels of their own. New analysis from Aurora Energy Research puts numbers to it, finding that shared solar delivers net savings for Virginia ratepayers while strengthening the grid. Read the full report: https://lnkd.in/eAhRkDK7 Thank you to everyone who joined the conversation.

Today is World Nature Conservation Day 🌱 As we scale our energy solutions, we’re committed to protecting the wildlife and natural resources in the communities where we build. Through the Apex Conservation Grant Program, we’ve helped drive more than $20 million toward conservation efforts nationwide.

A stable grid depends on keeping supply and demand in balance—and energy storage is what makes that possible. By storing power when it’s abundant and releasing it when it’s needed most, storage keeps communities powered through peak demand, outages, and everything in between.

Apex and Vestas recently welcomed more than 40 first responders from Chowan County, North Carolina, for an emergency response exercise at our Timbermill Wind facility. Training included tower rescue simulations and EMS patient care, intended to help sharpen communication and readiness for real-world emergencies. Thank you to the local fire departments, EMS, and Office of Emergency Management for participating and keeping communities and teams like ours safe.

Domestic energy is foundational for economic growth and strong communities. Apex helps power the United States by developing, constructing, and operating clean energy facilities across the country—creating jobs and driving long-term, localized economic development in the communities that host them.

Select Apex solar projects are starting to share space with grazing animals. Combining agriculture with energy production, these agrivoltaic sites optimize land use and prioritize collaboration with local farmers. Learn more about agrivoltaics from the American Clean Power Association: https://lnkd.in/eDqjt9Y2