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technology, which gained economic advantages over solar thermal and other technologies as a result of rapidly decreasing costs of solar photovoltaic modules. LADWP contracted Hecate Energy to develop three phases of the project, for 162 MW, and SunEdison, to develop the other two phases, for 88 MW.
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mirrors as solar energy collectors for a solar thermal electric energy generation project. The solar thermal electric powerplant technology configuration raised significant concerns during the CEQA environmental permitting process. Among the many environmental concerns, the natural gas supply, the
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wastewater management and disposal, and the water supply during construction and during operation of the plant were concerns specific to the solar thermal technology. The project was reconfigured, simplified and rescoped to a
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SunEdison's stake in the project was later acquired by Capital Dynamics. Hecate Energy's stake in the project was acquired by sPower (Sustainable Power), and was completed by sPower, who was later acquired by AES.
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In October 2018, LADWP commissioned the Beacon Battery Energy Storage System (BESS), with 10 MWh/20 MW of storage to stabilize the energy sent to the grid by the solar panels.
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technology, eliminating the solar thermal technology concerns, though significant other environmental concerns remained.
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LADWP acquired the entire project, including the land and the environmental permitting for the site in 2012 as
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https://solarindustrymag.com/capital-dynamics-sells-majority-stake-of-beacon-solar-portfolio
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Power purchase agreements (PPA) for the 200MW are for 25 years, capped at US$ 85 per MWh.
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sPower lines up financing for 183 MW of Beacon Solar projects in California
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Photovoltaic and battery storage power station in Kern County, California
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The Beacon Solar Project consists of 5 solar power station projects:
714:"Draft Environmental Impact Report: Beacon Photovoltaic Project" 1700: 1096: 918:. Los Angeles Department of Water and Power. November 22, 2016. 858:"sPower Gets $ 434M in Financing for Its Beacon Solar Projects" 846:. Los Angeles Department of Water and Power. November 15, 2016. 829:. Los Angeles Department of Water and Power. April 27, 2016. 752:"Beacon of Light: A Solar Plant Shines in the Mojave Desert" 693:"Work set to begin on LA's 250MW Beacon Solar project" 228:
The Beacon Solar Project was originally proposed by
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Kern County
California
35°15′25″N 118°00′47″W / 35.257°N 118.013°W / 35.257; -118.013
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Kern County, California
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Springbok Solar Farm
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Solar power in California
"Work set to begin on LA's 250MW Beacon Solar project"
"Draft Environmental Impact Report: Beacon Photovoltaic Project"

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