-July 6,2020-
Grapevine solar project
Pastoria Solar Project is a new 115MW solar farm to be located near the Grapevine in Kern County. The company is seeking a conditional use permit that will include up to 80MW of energy storage. The site is 5 miles northeast of Lebec near the big Department of Water Resources’ Edmonston Pumping Plan
Gas station operators high margins
From WSJ
Drivers hitting the road over July Fourth weekend are poised to enjoy the cheapest holiday gasoline prices in years, but the gas stations are doing OK, too.
Fuel retailers have benefited from record margins on gasoline in recent months. The difference between the price U.S. consumers paid at the pump and the wholesale price of gasoline, less taxes and other costs, averaged about 41 cents a gallon during the first half of the year, the highest six-month average on record, according to analytics firm IHS Markit.
Wells Fargo goes renewable
Wells Fargo recently announced agreements with Shell Energy North America (US), L.P. (Shell Energy) and its wholly owned subsidiary MP2 Energy LLC (MP2 Energy), to secure approximately 150,000 megawatt-hours of renewable energy annually. This energy addresses 100% of the energy consumption of approximately 1,200 Wells Fargo properties in California and the mid-Atlantic states, and meets 100% of the company’s eligible load in California, Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, Illinois, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and the District of Columbia.
Community Choice groups sign up for Kern solar
8minute Solar Energy announced that the company has executed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with Monterey Bay Community Power Authority (MBCP) and Silicon Valley Clean Energy (SVCE), marking 8minute’s first contract with Community Choice Energy (CCE) providers. The 250-megawatt (250 MWdc / 200 MWac) Aratina Solar Center includes 150 megawatt-hours (MWh) of energy storage and will provide enough power for 93,000 homes.
“This large-scale, long-term solar project with storage launches us into an even stronger position in doing our part to reduce carbon emissions while meeting our customers’ needs.”
California power deals
Seventeen community choice aggregators in California purchased 16.4 million MWh of electricity in the first quarter of 2020, a year-on-year increase of 37.8%, showed quarterly data filed by power sellers to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and compiled by S&P Global Pl
Tulare County solar project filing
Special Use Permit No. has been filed for Angiola East, LLC, a 40MW solar generation facility on a 277-acre site located one mile south of Alpaugh.