Arevon Energy on Dec. 9 announced the start of operations at its Eland 1 Solar-plus-Storage Project in Kern County, California. Eland 1 Solar-plus-Storage, based in the city of Mojave, is a 384-megawatt solar project coupled with 150 MW/600 megawatt hours of energy storage.
Eland 1 is under a long-term power purchase agreement with Southern California Public Power Authority, which will administer the contract for two of its members: Los Angeles Department of Water and Power and Glendale Water and Power. San Diego-headquartered SOLV Energy led the engineering, procurement, and construction activities for the project.
A second phase of the Eland Solar-plus-Storage Project is currently under construction and is anticipated to be operational in Q1 2025.
Collectively, Eland 1 and 2 are one of the nation’s largest solar-plus-storage installations with total capital costs of more than $2 billion, Arevon Energy said.
When both phases are completed, the projects’ combined capacity will total 758 MWdc of solar with 300 MW/1,200 MWh of energy storage.
Arevon is a nationwide renewable energy developer and a leader in California with more than 3,000 MW in operation and more than 700 MW under construction in the state.
