Terra-Gen has completed its $950 million Lockhart Solar and Storage project in San Bernardino County, California, marking the milestone with a ribbon-cutting ceremony.
The company is jointly owned by Masdar and Igneo Infrastructure Partners.
The complex has 365 megawatts (MW) of solar generation and 173.7 MW of battery storage, with more than 925,000 solar modules and 248 battery enclosures. Terra-Gen says it produces enough electricity for about 350,000 homes and businesses each year.
Lockhart sells power under a mix of offtake agreements with corporate buyers and long-term power purchase agreements (PPAs) with California load-serving entities.
“Solar is one of the most economical sources of new electricity, and storage extends its value by making that energy available when it’s needed most,” said John O’Connor, chief executive officer at Terra-Gen, in a statement. “At the scale of our Lockhart facility, that combination can make a meaningful difference for California’s growing electricity needs.”
Construction created more than 1,000 on-site jobs and 880,000 hours of work over four years; the facility is expected to generate more than $40 million in property tax revenue over its operating life.
Cupertino Electric was the balance-of-plant EPC contractor, EPC Services handled high-voltage work, First Solar supplied the modules, and Nextpower provided the trackers.
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