EDF power solutions North America on May 29 announced the execution of a 30-year Power Purchase Agreement with Southern California Public Power Authority, which covers the output from a 400-megawatt-dc/300 MWac solar project known as the Utah Solar 1 Energy project for participating member Los Angeles Department of Water and Power.
Utah Solar 1, located on state-owned lands managed by Utah Trust Lands Administration (TLA) in Millard County, Utah, expects to begin delivering electricity in mid-2027.
The peak construction phase will employ approximately 400 workers, and the project expects to generate over $40 million in local tax revenue and $27 million in lease revenue to TLA over the term of the PPA.
“As the nation’s largest municipal utility, LADWP is demonstrating that decarbonization at scale is possible -- and we are not wavering in our commitment to achieve our clean energy goals,” said Dave Hanson, Interim General Manager of LADWP.
“Utah Solar 1 strengthens power reliability and affordability for our customers while unlocking our ability to bring more clean energy like green hydrogen from the Intermountain Power Project in Utah, to L.A. We appreciate the partnership with SCPPA and EDF power solutions to support sustainable energy solutions that will benefit Angelenos for generations to come.”
SCPPA is a Joint Powers Authority, created in 1980, for the purpose of providing joint planning, financing, construction, and operation of transmission and generation projects.
Comprised of eleven municipal utilities and one irrigation district, SCPPA's Members serve more than 5 million Californians (2 million customers) across a service area of 9,000 square miles. SCPPA's Members supply 16% of California's power.
