EDF Renewables North America has signed a storage contract with CleanPowerSF as an expansion to the previously announced 20-year solar power purchase agreement (PPA) for the 100 MW AC Maverick 6 Solar Project. The development will now be coupled with a 200 MWh battery storage system.
The project is located in Riverside County, Calif., on federal lands within a solar energy zone (SEZ) and development focus area, managed by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM). The BLM completed the federal permitting process, issuing the project a record of decision (ROD) in October 2018.
“EDF Renewables is pleased to partner again with CleanPowerSF to expand upon our solar PPA to include battery storage at Maverick 6,” says Dai Owen, vice president of origination and power marketing at EDF Renewables. “Battery storage is increasingly becoming essential to enable further deployment of renewables as well as to provide grid stability. This 200 MWh contract increases EDF Renewable’s battery storage portfolio to 1.5 GWh to be constructed by 2023 in the U.S.”
By coupling the solar facility with an energy storage solution, electricity produced during peak solar hours can be dispatched later in the day, thereby creating a balance between electricity generation and demand. Energy storage can further smooth electricity prices, manage evening energy ramps, mitigate curtailment and provide grid stability.
The project is expected to come online by the end of 2021.
Photo: CleanPowerSF’s Key Documents web page
