Arevon Power, a renewable vitality developer, proprietor, and operator, on Dec. 9 introduced the beginning of operations at its Eland 1 Photo voltaic-plus-Storage Undertaking in Kern County, California.
Eland 1 is below a long-term energy buy settlement (PPA) with Southern California Public Energy Authority. The venture, situated in Mojave, is a 384-MW photo voltaic venture coupled with 150 MW/600 MWh of vitality storage.
A second section of the Eland Photo voltaic-plus-Storage Undertaking is presently below building and is anticipated to be operational within the first quarter of 2025. Collectively, Eland 1 and a pair of are one of many nation’s largest solar-plus-storage installations with whole capital prices of greater than $2 billion. When each phases are accomplished, the tasks’ mixed capability will whole 758 MWdc of photo voltaic with 300 MW/1,200 MWh of vitality storage.
Eland’s photo voltaic and storage configuration allows it to ship a dependable, predictable vitality yield throughout peak electrical energy demand durations to the Southern California area. Combining photo voltaic panels and battery storage methods play an important function in sustaining a gentle provide of renewable energy, enhancing grid resilience, and responding to essential demand challenges.
Eland 1 has supplied and can proceed to deliver substantial advantages to the area people. Throughout building, Eland 1 employed 325 full-time equal personnel to construct the positioning, which additionally positively impacted native companies. Eland 1 will disburse greater than $18 million to native governments over the venture’s lifespan, offering income for faculties, first responders, and different native wants.
“The Eland Photo voltaic-plus-Storage Undertaking signifies Arevon’s ongoing dedication to advancing clear, renewable vitality in California,” Kevin Smith, CEO at Arevon, mentioned. “With every photo voltaic and storage venture, we ship dependable vitality to Californians and help a resilient grid, whereas additionally driving new jobs, income, and financial exercise on this area.”
The Southern California Public Energy Authority will administer the PPA for 2 of its members: Los Angeles Division of Water and Energy (LADWP) and Glendale Water and Energy. San Diego-headquartered SOLV Power led the engineering, procurement, and building actions for the venture.
Arevon is a nationwide renewable vitality developer and a frontrunner in California with greater than 3,000 MW in operation and greater than 700 MW below building within the state. The corporate lately issued different bulletins celebrating achievements at a number of of its California tasks, together with the beginning of operations at its Vikings Photo voltaic-plus-Storage Undertaking and its Condor Power Storage Undertaking, in addition to offtake agreements for its Cormorant Power Storage Undertaking and its Avocet Power Storage Undertaking. Arevon closed financing on its Eland 2 Photo voltaic-plus-Storage Undertaking, its Condor Power Storage Undertaking, in addition to its Vikings Photo voltaic-plus-Storage Undertaking. Vikings Photo voltaic-plus-Storage was additionally the recipient ofIJGlobal’s Renewables Deal of the 12 months – Power Storage Award.
—POWER edited this content material, which was contributed by the media relations consultant for Arevon Power.
