Los Angeles has approved a deal to develop the largest solar energy planet in the U.S. by rachsandl
Thomas Imo/Photothek via Getty Images: Los Angeles’s public utility struck a deal on Tuesday with developer 8Minute Renewables to build the largest solar and battery energy storage system in the U.S., which officials and environmental activists say will provide the city with cheaper and cleaner energy and move the city closer to having 100% renewable energy by 2045, as mandated by a state law.
The sprawling Eland Solar and Storage Center will be able to capture solar energy during the day and store it so it can be distributed at night or on cloudy days. The city estimates the facility will be able to power 283,330 homes across Los Angeles, or 7% of the city’s total electricity needs. San Francisco-based 8Minute Renewables agreed to have the plant, which will be located in the Mojave desert in Kern County, California, up and running no later than December 31, 2023.It is unclear how much the city is paying 8Minute Renewables for the project.
The solar power and energy storage is priced at 3.3 cents per kilowatt-hour, a record low for this type of contract, the: State law mandates that California get its energy from 100% renewable sources by 2045. Los Angeles already gets 31% from clean sources. With the Eland plant, that number would go up to about 38%.
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