Daggett Solar + Storage Project in California Goes Online, Boosting Jobs and Local Economy with 482 MW Capacity.

The Daggett Solar + Storage project in San Bernardino County, California, is now online. The installation features 482 MW of solar power generation capacity, along with 280 MW of energy storage. The project is being built in three stages and has created more than 500 union jobs. It is contracted with six load-serving groups, including Clean Power Alliance, Constellation, East Bay Community Energy, MCE, Pacific Gas and Electric, and Southern California Public Power Authority. Clearway Energy Group and Wärtsilä are supplying the project’s batteries, which are expected to sustain more than a dozen onsite, full-time jobs. Officials said the project will generate as much as $18.5 million in local tax revenue, with an annual economic impact from spending of about $5 million.