NextEra brings on-line 130MW Arizona PV plus storage space

• Wilmot Energy Center will provide electrical power to Tucson Electric Power consumers

An affiliate of NextEra Energy Resources has brought online a 100MW solar plus 30MW of storage project at Tucson International Airport in the US state of Arizona.

The Wilmot Energy Center project covers 457 hectares as well as will provide electrical energy to Tucson Electric Power under a lasting contract.

The batteries will be billed by 314,000 photovoltaic panels that track the activity of the sun for increased production.

The project will certainly bill the battery in the early morning as well as early mid-day when solar resources are most productive, after that deliver kept energy during height usage periods.

Wilmot Energy Center will create sufficient energy throughout a year to serve the annual electrical power needs of regarding 26,000 residences.

Tucson Electric Power head of state and president Susan Gray stated: "Storage space makes solar energy much more valuable by assisting us provide tidy, renewable energy when clients need it most."