NV Energy signs PPA for utility-scale solar + storage project
This
week, EDF Renewables North America announced the signing of a 22-year Power
Purchase Agreement (PPA), with NV Energy, for a 200-MW solar photovoltaic (PV) project along with a 180 MW,
four-hour battery storage system.
The
Chuckwalla solar+storage project, located on the Moapa Band of Paiute Indians
Reservation, in Clark County, Nevada, is expected to be online by the end of 2023.
According to the companies, the project will benefit the Moapa Tribe and local
community through land lease, tax and other payments in addition to providing around
300 temporary construction related jobs when it is being built.
By
coupling the solar facility with an energy storage solution, electricity
produced during peak solar hours can be dispatched later in the day, creating
balance between electricity generation and demand. Energy storage can further
smooth electricity prices, manage evening energy ramps, mitigate curtailment
and provide grid stability.
Ian
Black, Vice President, West Region Development at EDF Renewables North America,
said, “The battery and solar system work together to provide more energy during
the summer evening peak hours, when system needs are the greatest. NV Energy
can utilize the battery at their discretion in all months of the year allowing
mitigation of demand spikes.”
With 16-GW of
renewable projects developed throughout North America, EDF Renewables provides many
energy solutions from grid-scale wind, solar, and solar+storage projects to
electric vehicle charging and energy storage management.
