Desert Willow Energy Storage
esVolta secured $185 million in construction and term debt financing led by MUFG for a three-project battery storage portfolio that includes the Desert Willow project.
$185M
Deal Value
150MW
Capacity
300MWh
Storage
BESS
Technology
TX
Location
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