NextEra Energy Resources and Salt River Project (SRP) have commissioned a 20MW solar plant with a 10MW energy storage system in Arizona.
The Pinal Central solar centre comprises 258,000 panels across 104 hectares of land east of Casa Grande integrated with a lithium-ion battery plant.
Over 150 jobs were created during construction along with four full-time positions once operational.
SRP general manager and chief executive Mike Hummel said: “The project’s design allows SRP to utilise solar and battery storage together to optimise clean energy output to benefit our customers.”
SRP, which is a community-based not-for-profit utility, will buy all the electricity from the project, which is owned and operated by a subsidiary of NextEra Energy Resources.
NextEra Energy Resources vice president of renewable development Matt Handel said: “We are delighted to work with SRP to bring this innovative solar and energy storage facility online and deliver unprecedented value to its customers.”
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NextEra puts store in Arizona
By EBS