200 MW solar + 100 MW / 400 MWh BESS (4-hour) hybrid project, East Sacramento County CA
Largest combined solar+storage PPA in northern California at time of signing. SMUD's first hybrid PPA with DESRI + Bona Terra Energy. COD 2024.
300MW
Capacity
400MWh
Storage
Solar + Storage
Technology
CA
Location
Deal Details
- Deal Type
- Power Purchase Agreement
- Seller / Sponsor
- D.E. Shaw Renewable Investments (DESRI) + Bona Terra Energy (co-developer)
- Buyer / Financier
- Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD)
- Offtaker
- Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD)
- Deal Value
- Undisclosed
- Stage
- Development
- ISO/RTO
- CAISO
- Source
- PRNewswire / DESRI
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