Friday, September 11, 2020

8minute Solar Energy Signs Big Solar Plus Storage Project

Los Angeles-based solar power developer 8minute Solar Energy and Southern California's Clean Power Alliance announced on Thursday that the Clean Power Alliance has signed a 15-year, power purchase agreement (PPA) for a 400 megawatt solar power plant, with 180MW/540MwH energy storage project in Tulare County. According to the two, the Rexford 1 Solar & Storage Center will be the largest solar-plus-storage effort for a community choice aggregator. The Clean Power Alliance (CPA) is a group which is working with local cities in the Southern California area to allow them to switch customers to renewable energy, ahead of the slower schedule of local utilities. Construction on the Rexford 1 Solar & Storage Center is expected to begin in early 2022, and will be built on low productivity, previously disturbed farmland, according to 8minute. The Clean Power Alliance includes a number of cities across Southern California.