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Terra-Gen Closes Financing for Second Phase of Edwards Sanborn Solar Storage Franchise in California

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Friday, September 16, 2022

This phase of the Edwards Sanborn Solar Storage facility is composed of 410 MWac of (megawatts, alternating current) of nameplate solar capacity (358 MWac at the point of interconnection) and 1,786 MWh (megawatt hours) of battery storage.

Key Points: 
  • This phase of the Edwards Sanborn Solar Storage facility is composed of 410 MWac of (megawatts, alternating current) of nameplate solar capacity (358 MWac at the point of interconnection) and 1,786 MWh (megawatt hours) of battery storage.
  • The first phase of the Edwards Sanborn project was financed in July 2021 and its 345 MW of PV and 1,505 MWh of storage are now fully operational.
  • Terra-Gen's Edwards Sanborn project is located in Kern County on land leased from Edwards Air Force Base as well as on adjacent private land.
  • When complete, the Edwards Sanborn Solar Storage franchise is expected to be the world's largest integrated solar powered battery storage project.

Terra-Gen Closes Financing for First Phase of Edwards Sanborn Solar Storage Facility in California

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Monday, August 2, 2021

NEW YORK, Aug. 2, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Terra-Gen, LLC, a leading independent renewable energy provider, has completed financing on the initial phase of its Edwards Sanborn Solar Storage facility in Kern County, CA, a project that will produce clean energy for more than 158,000 homes and displace more than 307,000 tons of CO2 annually. The Edwards Sanborn Solar Storage facility is composed of 346 MWac (megawatts, alternating current) of solar modules and 1,501 MWh (megawatt hours) of battery storage. 

Key Points: 
  • The Edwards Sanborn Solar Storage facility is composed of 346 MWac (megawatts, alternating current) of solar modules and 1,501 MWh (megawatt hours) of battery storage.
  • "This financing allows us to complete the ongoing construction of the first phase of the Edwards Sanborn Solar Storage facility and help California meet its carbon reduction goals through the deployment of large-scale renewable energy," said Jim Pagano, Terra-Gen's CEO.
  • The Edwards Sanborn project is in Kern County on land leased from Edwards Air Force Base as well as on adjacent private land.
  • When complete, the near-term phases of the Edwards Sanborn Solar Storage franchise will comprise 760 MWac of solar and 2,445 MWh of energy storage and is expected to be the world's largest integrated solar powered battery storage project.

Terra-Gen and Mortenson Announce Start of World’s Largest Standalone Solar and Energy Storage Project

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Thursday, December 10, 2020

The project consists of 1,118 megawatts of solar and 2,165 megawatt-hours of energy storage.

Key Points: 
  • The project consists of 1,118 megawatts of solar and 2,165 megawatt-hours of energy storage.
  • It is currently the largest single solar and battery energy storage project to reach this milestone.
  • Mortenson is the full Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) contractor on both the solar and energy storage scopes.
  • The project is Mortensons 78th solar project and 11th energy storage project.

Shell Energy North America (US), L.P., And Coachella Hills Wind LLC Sign Long-Term Power Purchase Agreement

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Thursday, December 6, 2018

HOUSTON, Dec. 6, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --Shell Energy North America (US) L.P., ("Shell Energy") and Coachella Hills Wind LLC recently signed a long-term Power Purchase Agreement to procure up to 100 MW of wind energy from the Coachella Hills Wind project being developed by Terra-Gen, LLC.

Key Points: 
  • HOUSTON, Dec. 6, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --Shell Energy North America (US) L.P., ("Shell Energy") and Coachella Hills Wind LLC recently signed a long-term Power Purchase Agreement to procure up to 100 MW of wind energy from the Coachella Hills Wind project being developed by Terra-Gen, LLC.
  • The Coachella Hills Wind project, in Palm Springs, CA, represents a repowering of the existing Coachella Flats and Painted Hills wind projects with an anticipated online date of December 1st, 2020.
  • Coachella is the second California wind project where Terra-Gen and Shell Energy have executed a power purchase agreement.The first project, signed in 2017, was a 130 MW greenfield wind project known as Voyager II located in Tehachapi, California.
  • Shell Energy consistently ranks within the top three gas and power marketers in North America according to Platts.