SDCP, BayWa sign PPA for 90 MWac Jacumba Valley Ranch solar park with 70MW/280 MWhdc energy storage project in San Diego

BayWa r.e. has entered into a power purchase agreement (PPA) with San Diego Community Power (SDCP), the not-for-profit community choice energy program serving five cities in the San Diego region. Under the terms of the agreement, SDCP will purchase power for 20 years from the Jacumba Valley Ranch (JVR) Energy Park being developed by BayWa r.e. near Jacumba Hot Springs in San Diego County. The project will include a 90 MW (AC) solar photovoltaic array with a 70 MW/280 MW-hour DC-coupled battery energy storage system.

Project construction is planned for early 2022 and is expected to create approximately 350 construction jobs, utilizing a Project Labor Agreement with local unions. JVR Energy Park will reach full operational status in the first quarter of 2023.

Once interconnected to the San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) transmission grid, the power plant will generate enough electricity to power at least 52,000 SDCP customer households annually. The project will also offset more than 500,000 metric tons of carbon emissions over the life of the solar park.