Strata Solar selects Tesla to build 100 MW Ventura Energy Storage Facility in California

Strata Solar's Ventura Energy Storage (VES), a 100-megawatt, 400-megawatt hour battery energy storage system in Ventura County, California, has completed pre-construction development. Strata has awarded an Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) contract to Tesla for the battery system. Construction, using local union labor, is scheduled to commence in July 2020.

Ventura Energy Storage project was selected by Southern California Edison (SCE), for a 20-year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) in April 2019 to supply local capacity. The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) unanimously approved the PPA in December 2019.