The Desert Harvest II Solar Project – Energy Storage System is a 35,000kW energy storage project located in California, US.

The project was announced in 2018 and will be commissioned in 2021.

Description

The Desert Harvest II Solar Project – Energy Storage System is being developed by EDF Renewables. The project is owned by EDF Renewables (100%), a subsidiary of EDF Renewables.

The key applications of the project are renewables capacity firming and renewables energy time shift.

Contractors involved

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EDF Renewables is the owner. EDF Renewables is the developer.

Additional information

EDF Renewables North America has signed a 25-year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Southern California Public Power Authority (SCPPA) for the energy and renewable attributes related to the 70 MWac / 100.8 MWdc Desert Harvest II solar photovoltaic project under a Renewable Energy Credit (REC) + Index structure. The project comes with a 35 MW, 4-hour energy storage system (ESS).

About EDF Renewables

EDF Renewables Inc (EDF Renewables), formerly, enXco, Inc., is an independent power producer and service provider. The company delivers grid-scale power: onshore and offshore wind, solar photovoltaic, and storage projects. Its major services include project management, asset management and operation, retrofits and upgrades, and maintenance of electricity generation projects. The company has operations across the US, Canada and Mexico. The company provides origination, development, transaction and construction services for offshore and onshore large-scale wind, solar photovoltaic and storage projects. EDF Renewables is headquartered in San Diego, California, the US.

Methodology

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