NextEra (NEER) is set to build a 600MW BESS project in San Bernadino County, California, using lithium-ion battery technology. The Roadhouse project will utilise a 20-acre site located 1.8 miles south of Champagne in the City of Ontario, California. NEER has secured a power offtake agreement for half of the project’s capacity with Anaheim Public Utilities (APU), approved by the utility’s board of directors at an April 24 2024 meeting. The project will supply APU with 300MW/1,200MWh worth of energy, capacity, and ancillary services for a period of 20 years at a US$18.76/kW-month fixed rate. The agreement stipulates a battery efficiency rate of 83.1% during the first year, decreasing annually to 78.2% in the final year. Construction on the APU portion is set for April 1, 2026, with commercial operations expected by October 1,2027.
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