Ørsted, a Danish renewable energy company, secured $680 million in tax equity financing from J.P. Morgan to develop solar and energy storage projects in Arizona and Texas, U.S. The portfolio consists of Eleven Mile Solar Center, a 300 MW solar with a 300 MW/1200 MWh storage project in Pinal County, Arizona, and a 250 MW Sparta Solar project in Mineral, Texas. The funding will be used to develop projects with 550 MW of solar capacity and 300 MW of energy storage with a discharge capacity of 4 hours (1,200 MWh). Commercial operations for both projects are expected to commence in 2024.