GHG Emissions, Utilities, Solar - January 9, 2025
Redwood Coast Energy Authority, Shell Sign Solar PPAs
The Redwood Coast Energy Authority and Shell Energy North America signed power purchase agreements for two solar arrays in California.
Sandrini I and II Solar Energy Park (Sandrini I & II) were unveiled in Kern county, California, by EDP Renewables North America LLC, a renewable energy developer, owner and operator.
The two-phase solar energy park includes the 200-MW Sandrini I, which has a 15-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with Shell Energy North America, and 100-MW Sandrini II, which has a 15-year PPA with Redwood Coast Energy Authority. Both phases of the project were commissioned in the fourth quarter of 2024.
The power generated from Sandrini II will provide over one-third of the total annual electric need for customers of RCEA’s community choice energy program. RCEA supplies more than 90% of the electricity for Humboldt County on California’s rural north coast.
The completion of Sandrini II marks a large step toward RCEA meeting its goal of supplying 100% renewable energy to its customers by 2030. RCEA is one of 25 community choice aggregators (CCAs) now serving communities in California.
Sandrini II adds to 8,000 MW of new clean energy resources brought online to date by California’s CCAs. An additional 10,000 MW of new clean resources are in contract with these CCAs and are currently under development or construction.
“RCEA is committed to achieving our goal of supplying Humboldt County with 100% renewable energy. Sandrini II is a welcomed addition to our energy portfolio. We are proud to see another high-impact solar project go to work on behalf of our community,” RCEA Board Chair Sarah Schaefer said in a statement.
Both phases of the solar energy park also yield environmental benefits, including saving more than 381 million gallons of water each year compared to the amount of water that conventional generation sources would need to produce the same amount of capacity.
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