One of the US’s largest solar + battery storage projects is now online in Mojave, California. Arevon Energy’s Eland 1 Solar-plus-Storage Project combines a 384-megawatt (MW) solar farm with a 150-MW/600 MWh battery storage system.
Its second phase, Eland 2, is under construction and set to go live in early 2025. Once completed, the combined project will provide 758 MW of solar capacity and 300 MW/1,200 MWh of energy storage in Southern California, with a total investment of over $2 billion.
Eland 1’s construction supported 325 jobs and pumped money into local businesses. Over its lifetime, the project will generate more than $18 million, providing revenue for schools, first responders, and other local needs.
Eland 1 is under a long-term power purchase agreement with Southern California Public Power Authority, which will administer the contract for two of its members, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power and Glendale Water and Power. San Diego-headquartered SOLV Energy led the engineering, procurement, and construction activities for the project.
As for renewable energy developer Arevon Energy, the company behind Eland 1 and 2, it’s got more than 4,500 MW of solar and storage projects operating across 17 states and more than 6 GW of new projects in its pipeline.
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