Commercial operation starts for 390 MW solar project with 561 MWh energy storage in USA

Goldman Sachs Renewable Power has announced the commercial operation of its Slate solar PV and energy storage project. The 390 MW solar plus 561 MWh storage project was originally developed by Recurrent Energy, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Canadian Solar.  The solar project is serving five California-based organizations.

The Slate project, located in Kings County, California, is supported by power purchase agreements with five California-based organizations - Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART), Central Coast Community Energy (3CE), the Power and Water Resources Pooling Authority (PWRPA), Silicon Valley Clean Energy (SVCE) and Stanford University. 

The project will produce enough clean energy to power approximately 126,000 California homes and displace approximately 369,310 metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions each year.