EDF Renewables Signs1 GW of Solar & Storage Projects in New York

• EDF Renewables will install a 350 MWac solar power plant with 20 MW of co-located storage in the towns of Columbia and Litchfield.
• EDF Renewables will install a 350 MWac solar power plant with 20 MW of co-located storage in Niagara County's Hartland.
• EDF Renewables will install a 240 MWac solar power plant with 20 MW of co-located storage in St. Lawrence County.

France-headquartered renewable energy producer, EDF Renewables has actually been awarded three huge solar projects by New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA).

The overall capacity of all three sustainable projects is 1GW which is consisting of with 20 MW of co-located battery storage likewise.

" The team has actually functioned non-stop to proceed the growth of our New York solar portfolio considering that 2017," claimed Stephane Desdunes, Senior Supervisor of Development, Northeast Region, EDF Renewables. We enjoy with the reality that we have been given 1,313 MW of procurements in 2020 and also 2021, amounting to 1,483 MW considering that 2018. With more than 1,000 MW of solar and storage projects continuing to be in the pipe, we are expecting collaborating with NYSERDA and also New York City State to satisfy the 70% by 2030 objective and give clean energy to New Yorkers."

" Throughout the development, structure, and also functional phases, the region will take advantage of procurement as well as work opportunities. During peak building, the projects will generate about 1,290 dominating wage and also union building jobs in upstate New york city, in addition to numerous bucks in income for the Counties, Towns, and Institution Districts during the project's functional life."

EDF Renewables formerly announced the commissioning of four new solar farms in Israel with a combined capacity of 54 MW. It likewise includes in the EDF Group's Cap 2030 goal, which looks for to double the company's web renewable energy capacity in between 2015 as well as 2030, from 28 GW to 60 GW.

The company's present portfolio is wind heavy, with solar constituting 26% of the 13.8 GW gross portfolio. 5.2 GW of this remains in North America.