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AES acquired the 2-gigawatt Bellefield project, America's largest solar-plus-storage site

Brad Langley · With Great Power: What other industries can teach utilities about innovation · Aug 4, 2023 · at 16:54

Brad Langley questions Rayford Smith, Chief Utility Innovation Officer at AES, about the company's major renewable energy acquisitions.

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“I think you recently acquired the two gigawatt Bellfield solar plus storage project, which is under construction in California. It's set to be the largest solar plus storage project in the U.S. Once it's complete.”

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The claim, plainly

AES acquired the two-gigawatt Bellefield solar-plus-storage project under construction in California, which is set to be the largest solar-plus-storage project in the United States once complete.

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Assessment

Official press releases from The AES Corporation and developer Avantus confirmed on June 7, 2023, that AES acquired the 2 GW Bellefield solar-plus-storage project located in Kern County, California. The project comprises 1,000 MW of solar PV and 1,000 MW / 4,000 MWh of battery energy storage, and both AES and industry reporting confirmed it was designed and planned to be the largest solar-plus-storage facility in the United States upon full completion.

On June 7, 2023, The AES Corporation announced the acquisition of the 2 GW Bellefield solar-plus-storage project from Avantus in Kern County, California.
AES and Avantus press releases officially designated Bellefield as the nation's largest permitted solar-plus-storage project.
Industry reports through June 2025 reaffirmed that the complete 2,000 MW buildout is slated to be the largest solar-plus-storage project in the United States.

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[1] prnewswire.com [2] avantus.com [3] pv-tech.org [4] prnewswire.com [5] ess-news.com [6] renewableenergyworld.com [7] renewablesnow.com [8] enerdata.net

AES Bellefield solar plus storage project press release AES Bellefield solar storage acquisition 2 GW largest United States

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