Bellefield 3 Solar and Battery Storage
AES acquired the 2 GW Bellefield solar-plus-storage project in Kern County, California from developer Avantus; Phase One is backed by a 15-year PPA with a corporate customer (Amazon).
300MW
Capacity
Hybrid
Technology
CA
Location
Deal Details
- Deal Type
- Development-stage project acquisition
- Seller / Sponsor
- Avantus
- Buyer / Financier
- The AES Corporation
- Deal Value
- Undisclosed
- Stage
- construction
- ISO/RTO
- CAISO
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