Enel North America and Bayer have introduced the completion of a 2.7 MW photo voltaic and 1 MW power storage system at Bayer’s vegetable analysis and growth website in Woodland, Calif.
The photo voltaic system is predicted to generate roughly 5,100 MWh of renewable power every year, sufficient to cowl roughly 70% of the Woodland website’s power wants.
“The rising prevalence of utmost climate and wildfires has underscored the necessity for extra resilient power options,” says Enel’s Matt Barnes. “This mission is not going to solely improve Bayer’s power resilience, however it would additionally assist cut back demand on often-stressed native power infrastructure, benefiting all power customers within the area. We’re thrilled to work with a forward-thinking, progressive associate on this mission and look ahead to serving to Bayer obtain its sustainability targets.”
Enel is the proprietor and operator of the photo voltaic and battery storage property and has signed a 20-year PPA with Bayer, which can offtake the power generated by the photo voltaic system.
Along with the solar-plus-storage set up, Bayer has additionally signed an settlement with Enel’s e-mobility enterprise to put in eight electrical car chargers on-site this 12 months.
