Ranch Sereno 2 MW Solar Project in Contra Costa County Includes 800 kW Battery
ZUR SOFORTIGEN FREIGABE March 28, 2022
MCE Presse Kontakt:
Jenna Tenney, Managerin für Marketing und Kommunikation
(925) 378-6747 | communications@mceCleanEnergy.org
SAN RAFAEL und CONCORD, Kalifornien. — MCE signed its first contract for local battery storage at Ranch Sereno in Byron, unincorporated Contra Costa County, on February 23, 2022. The project is a part of MCE’s Feed-In Tariff Plus program and includes 2 megawatts of solar and an 800-kilowatt battery. MCE expects to pay $8 million for the energy generation and storage capacity at this site over the next 20 years.
“MCE requires battery storage on all new local solar projects to create a more reliable and cleaner electric grid,” said Dawn Weisz, MCE CEO. “Smaller-scale, decentralized energy storage projects like this one are a cornerstone of our transition to a 100% renewable energy future.”
The Ranch Sereno project will generate enough electricity to power over 800 homes a year and include storage with a 4-hour dispatch capacity. The energy generated by the solar project will be stored during the day when demand prices are low, and discharged during the high demand hours of 4 p.m. – 9 p.m. This will reduce costs for MCE customers and increase local grid reliability. With the addition of Ranch Sereno, MCE now has more than 135 MW (615 MWh) of battery storage under contract.
MCE’s Feed-In Tariff program also includes requirements for union labor, prevailing wage, 50% local hire for project workers, and pollinator-friendly ground cover throughout the project site. These additional program requirements help MCE deepen our investment in the clean energy economy and foster local biodiversity.
Learn about MCE’s other local projects at mceCleanEnergy.org/local-projects/
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Über MCE: MCE ist eine bahnbrechende, gemeinnützige, öffentliche Einrichtung, die seit 2010 den Standard für saubere Energie in unseren Gemeinden setzt. MCE bietet mehr Strom aus erneuerbaren Energien zu stabilen Tarifen, reduziert die energiebedingten Treibhausgasemissionen erheblich und ermöglicht Reinvestitionen in Höhe von Millionen von Dollar in lokale Energieprogramme. MCE ist ein Lastversorgungsunternehmen mit einer Spitzenlast von 1.200 MW. MCE bietet Stromdienstleistungen und innovative Programme für mehr als 540.000 Kunden und mehr als eine Million Einwohner und Unternehmen in 37 Mitgliedsgemeinden in vier Bezirken der Bay Area an: Contra Costa, Marin, Napa und Solano. Weitere Informationen über MCE finden Sie unter mceCleanEnergy.org, oder folgen Sie uns auf Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter und Instagram.
