Asset manager Capital Dynamics and 8minutenergy have brought online the 328MW Mount Signal 3 solar farm in California ahead of schedule.
The facility is part of the 800MW Mount Signal photovoltaic cluster and was acquired by Capital Dynamics from the project’s developer 8minutenergy last year.
Southern California Edison agreed a deal with 8minutenergy in 2014 to buy electricity from the project.
Mortenson Construction provided engineering, procurement and construction contracting for Mount Signal, while First Solar supplied 2.8 million Series 4 thin-film solar panels.
NexTracker provided its NX Horizon smart solar tracker to the project and TMEIC supplied 96 Solar Ware Samurai 2700 central inverters.
Capital Dynamics head of clean energy infrastructure John Breckenridge said: “Capital Dynamics is proud to have the development of Mount Signal 3 completed and now providing hundreds of millions of clean kilowatt hours to the grid.
“Large-scale solar delivers what California needs, massive amounts of clean energy, reliably, and at a low-cost.
“By completing such a massive PV project ahead of schedule, 8minutenergy has again proven its world-class development and construction management capabilities.”
8minutenergy president and chief executive Tom Buttgenbach said: “This is a big day for California and the entire solar industry. As the original developer of the Mount Signal solar cluster, 8minutenergy is incredibly proud to bring this phase of the largest solar plant in the state to completion.
“Mount Signal is a clear demonstration that solar is ready to power California’s 100% clean energy future ahead of schedule.
“The Imperial County Board of Supervisors, their staff, our dedicated partners, and the outstanding local workforce were all critical in ensuring that we beat our aggressive timeline in bringing Mount Signal 3 to completion.
“I’d also like to thank Capital Dynamics and Southern California Edison for being tremendous partners on this project.”