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Battery facility contracted under long-term resource adequacy agreement with SCE, enhancing grid reliability<\/em><\/p>\n

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SCE and Clearway celebrated the completion of the Rosamond Central BESS project with a ribbon-cutting event and site tour.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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SAN FRANCISCO \u2013\u202fClearway announced today that the 147 megawatt (MW) Rosamond Central Battery Energy Storage System (\u201cBESS\u201d) in Kern County has reached commercial operations. Rosamond Central BESS was developed and will be operated by Clearway Energy Group and <\/span>owned by its public affiliate, Clearway Energy, Inc. (NYSE: CWEN, CWEN.A). Rosamond Central BESS comprises 4-hour lithium-ion batteries and is located adjacent to Clearway\u2019s 192 MW Rosamond Central solar farm, which was completed in 2020. The project represents Clearway\u2019s latest investment in its nearly 850 MW battery energy storage portfolio in operation and construction.<\/p>\n

\u201cBattery storage projects like Rosamond Central BESS play an essential role in delivering on California\u2019s Resource Adequacy program to keep the lights on for homes and businesses across the state during peak hours,\u201d said Valerie Wooley, SVP of Origination at Clearway. \u201cWe are proud to partner with SCE on our first battery retrofit project, which builds on our existing renewables fleet and natural gas portfolio in the region and provides the grid reliability and resiliency needed to meet growing demand in SCE\u2019s service territory.\u201d<\/p>\n

Rosamond Central BESS is contracted with Southern California Edison (\u201cSCE\u201d) under a long-term resource adequacy (\u201cRA\u201d) agreement.\u202fClearway has partnered with SCE on over 1.5 GW of renewable projects, including the Alta Wind complex and the more recent Luna Valley solar project currently under construction<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Rosamond Central BESS represents a $400 million investment in Kern County and is one of the first battery energy storage projects financed under the Inflation Reduction Act\u2019s energy community bonus incentive. Over 50 union craftworkers contributed to construction with more than 115,000 hours of injury-free labor. Community engagement activities during construction included donations to the Rosamond Kern County Library\u2019s S.T.E.M. programs the Rosamond Little League, and Rosamond High School\u2019s S.T.E.A.M program.<\/p>\n

Construction was led by Rosendin and the battery energy storage systems for the project were supplied by W\u00e4rtsil\u00e4.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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