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Title: A Huge $2 Billion 'Solar + Storage' Project in California Powers Up

Link: https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/25/08/09/...

One of America's largest solar + battery storage projects "is now fully
online in Mojave, California," reports Electrek: Arevon Energy's Eland Solar-
plus-Storage Project combines 758 megawatts (MWdc) of solar with 300 MW/1,200
megawatt hours of battery storage. Eland 1 reached commercial operation in
December 2024, and Eland 2 recently commenced full operation. The two
combined comprise 1.36 million solar panels and 172 lithium iron phosphate
batteries (LFP). Combined, the Eland 1 & 2 projects will be able to power
more than 266,000 homes annually, and overall, can provide 7% of the total
electricity requirements for the city of Los Angeles. "Arevon's Eland Solar-
plus-Storage Project alone will ... push the city's clean energy share above
60%, a major milestone in LA's transition to being powered by 100% clean
energy by 2035," said Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass. Eland 1 & 2 created
around 1,000 jobs to construct the project, and it's expected to disburse
more than $36 million in local government payments throughout its lifetime.
The article points out that Arevon Energy "has more than 4,500 MW of solar
and battery storage projects operating across 17 states - and more than 6 GW
of new projects in its pipeline."

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