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ContourGlobal begins construction of Arizona solar-plus-storage project

Brievox summary

ContourGlobal has started building a solar-plus-storage project in Mohave County, Arizona, with Tesla named as the power purchaser. The project capacity is described differently: two accounts give 509 MW, while another headline says 450 MW and its summary calls the hybrid park 420 MW.

Image: pv magazine USA

What we know

Where sources disagree

Confirmed by several sources

Reported by one source

  • The project includes 1.4 GWh of storage. — Solar Power World
  • The project is expected to be completed in 2028. — PV Tech
  • The project is expected to supply more than 1 TWh of clean electricity annually under a long-term agreement. — pv magazine USA

Coverage 3 publishers

  1. Solar Power WorldFirst report

    Solar + storage construction starts on Project Sterling in Arizona

    Solar and storage system construction has begun for Project Sterling in Mohave County, Arizona. ContourGlobal is building the 509-MW solar and 1.4-GWh storage project, for which Tesla has already signed a PPA. “Arizona’s sun has been…

  2. PV Tech

    ContourGlobal breaks ground on 450MW solar-plus-storage facility in Arizona

    The IPP has begun the build phase of a new 420MW hybrid renewable energy park in Mohave County, Arizona, with completion due in 2028.

  3. pv magazine USA

    ContourGlobal breaks ground on 509 MW solar-plus-storage project in Arizona

    The developer will supply more than 1 TWh of clean electricity annually to Tesla under a long-term corporate power purchase agreement.

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