ReneSola to establish 20-MW solar, 26-MWh storage space project for Northern California energy VCE

Dec 1, 2020 06:02 PM ET
  • Solar project designer ReneSola has actually signed a PPA for a solar and battery system with Northern California-based Valley Clean Energy (VCE), a public power company serving over 125,000 consumers in cities of Woodland and Davis, as well as Unincorporated Yolo County.

The project lies in Madison, Yolo County, California. It will include 20 MW of solar energy as well as a 4-hour, 6.5- MW battery (26 MWh) to the Northern California grid to serve VCE's consumers. The PPA has a period of 20 years. The project is expected to reach business procedure by the third quarter of 2022.

Mr. Yumin Liu, Chief Executive Officer of ReneSola Power, commented, "This notes an important turning point for us, as it is our first lasting power purchase agreement for a solar + storage space system that will certainly offer significant benefits to the neighborhood area. In addition, we are delighted to partner as well as construct a solid partnership with the VCE group with this transaction. We value the assistance and also trust of the VCE team as well as look forward to future collaboration, as we remain to carry out on our strategy to expand our pipe in the U.S."

Mr. Gordon Samuel, Assistant General Manager as well as Director of Power Resources of Valley Clean Energy, said, "VCE is proud to companion with ReneSola Power in the advancement of this local renewable energy project. This project will certainly support eco-friendly tasks, advantage Yolo County, and supply VCE customers with affordable tidy energy for the following twenty years."

ReneSola Power was awarded this PPA after responding to VCE's request for offer (RFO) of procurement of affordable regional renewable resource. The project brings local investment, grid-benefits to the VCE service area, and will certainly be made and constructed to be pollinator-friendly, thus providing habitat for bees, butterflies, hummingbirds and various other pollinators that are important to farming manufacturing in this crucial food generating area. This project will likewise aid meet the Yolo County Climate Action Plan objectives to decrease carbon exhausts connected with the manufacturing of power.


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