EDP Renewables North America is celebrating the inauguration of its 200-MW Scarlet II Photo voltaic Power Park in Fresno County, California. Scarlet II follows EDPR NA’s Scarlet I Solar Energy Park, consisting of 200 MW of photo voltaic and a 40-MW/160-MWh battery vitality storage system (BESS), which achieved industrial operation in 2024. This second part of the Scarlet Photo voltaic Power Park features a co-located 150-MW/600-MWh BESS, growing the challenge’s resilience.
The complete output of the 200 MW of photo voltaic vitality is contracted by a 15-year digital energy buy settlement (VPPA), with useful resource adequacy related to the 150 MW BESS contracted beneath long-term Useful resource Adequacy (RA) agreements with Ava Neighborhood Power and San José Clear Power. California’s Useful resource Adequacy Program ensures that load-serving entities (LSEs) have enough capability to satisfy their clients’ demand and keep grid reliability.
“After our profitable launch of Scarlet I, we’re thrilled so as to add Scarlet II to our portfolio and construct on our document of delivering vitality reliability and resiliency for Fresno County and the Golden State,” mentioned Sandhya Ganapathy, CEO of EDP Renewables North America. “We’re proud that our significant partnerships and investments in the neighborhood helped generate sturdy native help for the enlargement of Scarlet Photo voltaic Power Park.”
Scarlet II continued the environmental stewardship dedication EDPR NA has made beneath its Shut the Loop Program, recycling over 1,700 tons of fabric over the course of development by EPC Rosendin and numerous supplies recyclers, resulting in over 60% of whole reported development materials recycled.
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