Renewables power line to be built in California
Southern California Edison and Lotus Infrastructure Partners have won a tender to deliver transmission infrastructure in California to accommodate more renewables.
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USA, California: Southern California Edison and Lotus Infrastructure Partners have won a tender to deliver transmission infrastructure in California to accommodate more renewables. They were chosen by the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) to develop, permit, own, operate and maintain the infrastructure that will deliver energy from renewable sources, such as utility-scale solar, wind and battery installations, to southern California.
The project’s development will be led by Lotus. After completion and regulatory approval, the entire project will be bought by SCE, which will then lease 25% of the transmission capability to Lotus. The 30-mile overhead high voltage line will run from Serrano substation in north-central Orange County to a substation in the vicinity of the retired San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station. The line will be built largely using existing rights of way for the line.
“New transmission in California needs to be built at up to four times historical rates to meet unprecedented new demand for electricity, driven by growth in EVs, heat pumps, data centres and electrification across the economy,” SCE president and chief executive Steve Powell commented.
Lotus chairman and chief executive Himanshu Saxena added: “Adding transmission capacity is necessary to ensure the electric system is reliable, resilient and ready to deliver more clean energy when and where it’s needed. Lotus has been developing transmission assets for almost 20 years, including our most recent high-voltage transmission project in the Desert Southwest region, Ten West Link.”
The partnership’s proposal was selected from four applications, after CAISO’s rigorous competitive selection process pursuant to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s Order No. 1000. CAISO’s comparative analysis included considerations for cost and design, project implementation, operations and maintenance.
Source: renews.biz
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