AES California solar+storage portfolio (Microsoft) — 110 MW AC solar + 55 MW / 220 MWh battery storage, CA (CAISO), COD 2024
20-year agreement signed May 4, 2022. AES sources 110 MW AC solar + 55 MW four-hour storage in CAISO to power Microsoft California data centers. PPA price not disclosed publicly; will be imputed from regional comparables. Discovered via DealFlow research sweep (agent: 2022-backfill).
Deal Value
110MW
Capacity
Solar + Storage
Technology
CA
Location
Deal Details
- Deal Type
- Corporate PPA
- Seller / Sponsor
- AES Corporation
- Buyer / Financier
- Microsoft
- Offtaker
- Microsoft
- Stage
- Operating
- ISO/RTO
- CAISO
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