Projects
Terra-Gen brings 560 MWh California battery project online
Energy Storage News – March 1
Renewable energy developer Terra-Gen’s 140 MW/560 MWh Valley Center Battery Storage Project in California is now fully online, the company has announced. The four-hour lithium-ion battery energy storage system is connected to a nearby San Diego Gas & Electric substation and has contracted with the investor-owned utility to provide power under a 15-year resource adequacy contract.
OCPA and Poseidon Water sign contract to power first desalination project with renewable energy
Solar Industry Magazine – February 24
The Orange County Power Authority (OCPA) and Poseidon Water have entered into a memorandum of understanding to work together toward making the Huntington Beach Seawater Desalination Facility the first desalination plant in the western hemisphere to be powered entirely by renewable energy. Poseidon’s proposed desalination project requires an average steady load of approximately 25 MW, which would make it one of the larger energy users in Orange County.
BLM denies permit for Walker Ridge wind energy project
Lake County News – February 26
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has denied the application for the Walker Ridge Wind Energy Project. The agency said the denial was based on potential resource conflicts and the inadequacy of the information provided to the BLM to address these conflicts and to move forward with the environmental review. The project would have included up to 42 wind turbines generating 144 MW within the Indian Valley Management Area in Lake and Colusa counties
1.6 MW of energy storage coming to Pittsburg Unified School District
Renewable Energy World – March 1
MCE is providing $715,000 to Pittsburg Unified School District to help pay for over 1.6 MW (3 MWh) of energy storage at 10 of the 13 district campuses. The batteries will be paired with 2.3 MW of existing solar and could save the school district more than $2.8 million over the seven-year agreement with MCE.
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