Eastern Kern lands 92-mw battery project next to 300-mw solar array

New US 368 MWh energy storage site goes live next to 300 MW solar farm

A new 368-megawatt-hour (MWh) battery energy storage site that boasts enough capacity to power the equivalent of more than 22,000 homes has just gone online in the US state of California. The Sandrini Energy Storage project is located in Kern County. It was launched by Houston-headquartered renewable energy firm EDP Renewables North America (EDPR NA) and the Redwood Coast Energy Authority (RCEA). It can reportedly deliver 92 megawatts (MW) of po…

Eastern Kern lands 92-mw battery project next to 300-mw solar array

Eastern Kern’s latest contribution to California’s renewable power portfolio has come in the form of a 92-megawatt battery energy storage system that discharges electricity for four hours nightly.

Eastern Kern home to 8-hour battery energy installation

ROSAMOND — The problem with the vast majority of battery energy storage systems in California is that they discharge electricity for four hours tops.

EDPR and RCEA complete 368MWh Sandrini BESS project

EDP Renewables NA along with RCEA has announced the completion of the Sandrini Energy Storage project in Kern County, California, US.

EDP energy storage project joins existing California solar array

EDP Renewables North America completed Sandrini Energy Storage, a 92-MW/368-MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) in Kern County, California. The project is co-located with the 300-MW Sandrini Solar energy site. The Redwood Coast Energy Authority has an energy storage service agreement 100% of the project’s battery capacity, and 100 MW of its solar capacity. “Sandrini… The post EDP energy storage project joins existing California solar array …