sPower Wins Lancaster Choice Energy 10 Megawatt PPA

The City of Lancaster’s new, locally-operated, locally-controlled clean power provider, announced yesterday that it has awarded sPower, a prominent renewable energy company, a 20-year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) to provide 10MWac of solar power.

“We hold our ongoing collaboration with the City of Lancaster in the highest regard”

The power will be generated at the sPower Western Antelope Dry Ranch facility, to be located at 105th Street West and Avenue J in Lancaster, CA, located in northern LA County. Construction is expected to begin in mid-2016, with a commercial operations date (COD) by the end of 2016. sPower estimates a peak construction crew size of 75 to 80 workers. The facility will be the only project to provide utility-scale solar power to Lancaster Choice Energy (LCE), enabling itsClear Choice and Smart Choice participants to save money on their energy costs.

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