A Huge $2 Billion 'Solar + Storage' Project in California Powers Up

One of America's largest solar + battery storage projects 'is now fully online in Mojave, California,' reports Electrek:
Arevon Energy's Eland Solar-plus-Storage Project combines 758 megawatts (MWdc) of solar with 300 MW/1,200 megawatt hours of battery storage. Eland 1 reached commercial operation in December 2024, and Eland 2 recently commenced full operation. The two combined comprise 1.36 million solar panels and 172 lithium iron phosphate batteries (LFP). Combined, the Eland 1 & 2 projects will be able to power more than 266,000 homes annually, and overall, can provide 7% of the total electricity requirements for the city of Los Angeles.

'Arevon's Eland Solar-plus-Storage Project alone will... push the city's clean energy share above 60%, a major milestone in LA's transition to being powered by 100% clean energy by 2035,' said Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass.

Eland 1 & 2 created around 1,000 jobs to construct the project, and it's expected to disburse more than $36 million in local government payments throughout its lifetime.
The article points out that Arevon Energy 'has more than 4,500 MW of solar and battery storage projects operating across 17 states — and more than 6 GW of new projects in its pipeline.'

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