{"id":655,"date":"2021-01-22T17:30:15","date_gmt":"2021-01-22T08:30:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadiansolar-energy.co.jp\/en\/news_release\/?p=655"},"modified":"2021-01-22T17:31:51","modified_gmt":"2021-01-22T08:31:51","slug":"canadian-solar-subsidiary-recurrent-energy-completes-sale-and-breaks-ground-on-the-slate-project-expected-to-be-one-of-the-largest-pv-battery-storage-projects-in-the-u-s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadiansolar-energy.co.jp\/en\/news_release\/2021\/655.html","title":{"rendered":"CANADIAN SOLAR SUBSIDIARY RECURRENT ENERGY COMPLETES SALE AND BREAKS GROUND ON THE SLATE PROJECT, EXPECTED TO BE ONE OF THE LARGEST PV + BATTERY STORAGE PROJECTS IN THE U.S."},"content":{"rendered":"

Project will provide low-cost solar power and grid reliability support to California<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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GUELPH, ON,\u00a0Jan. 13, 2021\u00a0\/PRNewswire\/ —\u00a0Canadian Solar Inc.\u00a0(“Canadian Solar”) (NASDAQ: CSIQ) today announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Recurrent Energy, completed the sale of the Slate project to\u00a0Goldman Sachs Renewable Power LLC\u00a0(“GSRP”). Revenue from the transaction will be recognized in Q1 2021 and commercial operation is anticipated in late 2021.<\/p>\n

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The Slate project is a 300 MWac solar plus 140.25 MW \/ 561 MWh\u00a0storage project<\/a>\u00a0located in\u00a0Kings County, California, and has commenced construction.\u00a0Canadian Solar’s\u00a0majority<\/span>-owned energy storage subsidiary, System Solutions and Energy Storage (“SSES”), will\u00a0provide the\u00a0battery<\/span>\u00a0storage integration\u00a0solution\u00a0<\/span>for the project. Additionally,\u00a0PNC Bank\u00a0is providing a tax equity commitment to the project, which demonstrates its pledge to not only manage its own operations in an environmentally sustainable manner, but also to support clients with innovative financing options as the world transitions to a low-carbon economy.<\/p>\n

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The project has signed PPAs with five different off-takers, four of which are solar and energy storage, and one that is solar-only.<\/p>\n

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Dr.\u00a0Shawn Qu, chairman and CEO of\u00a0Canadian Solar\u00a0stated, “The Slate project is Recurrent Energy’s largest solar-plus-storage project and represents continued investment in a community where we have done business for nearly a decade.\u00a0Given the huge market opportunity presented by battery storage, both standalone as well as paired with solar, we have focused significant resources in developing our own technological, servicing and financing solutions over the past few years. We are now starting to see our efforts come to fruition and are solidly positioning\u00a0Canadian Solar\u00a0as\u00a0a market leader in this space. This transaction demonstrates that our SSES team is now a top bankable battery storage solutions provider with deep technical know-how in solar and battery integration technology. Likewise, the Recurrent Energy team has done an excellent job in growing our storage pipeline in the\u00a0U.S.\u00a0which is currently over 4 GWh.”<\/span><\/p>\n

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Dr. Qu\u00a0added, “Having recently transacted with\u00a0Goldman Sachs Renewable Power\u00a0on\u00a0our first large-scale storage integration and long term\u00a0service agreement for\u00a0the<\/span>\u00a0neighboring\u00a0Mustang project<\/a>,\u00a0after the project sale in 2019,<\/span>\u00a0we are pleased\u00a0to partner again with GSRP on\u00a0<\/span>the Slate project, expected to be one of the largest integrated solar-plus-storage projects in the\u00a0U.S.”<\/p>\n

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Jon Yoder, Head of the\u00a0Renewable Power Group of Goldman Sachs Asset Management, said “We are very excited to partner with\u00a0Canadian Solar\u00a0once again on a landmark project that will provide a significant new source of clean, renewable energy to\u00a0California\u00a0and a battery storage system that will help facilitate\u00a0California’s\u00a0transition to a carbon free power grid.”<\/p>\n

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The Slate project will generate enough low-cost, clean energy to power approximately 126,000\u00a0California\u00a0homes. The power plant will utilize approximately 962,000 of\u00a0Canadian Solar’s\u00a0high efficiency bifacial\u00a0BiKu modules<\/a>\u00a0across approximately 2,400 acres in\u00a0Kings County, California.<\/p>\n

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Dr. Qu\u00a0added, “We applaud our Slate customers for their commitment to use solar generation coupled with expanded storage capacity to enable a cleaner energy economy and brighter future in\u00a0California. As solar-plus-storage installations in the US are expected to nearly triple in 2020 and more than double in 2021, we are pleased to continue to offer flexible and reliable clean energy and grid reliability solutions for our customers and the communities they serve.”<\/p>\n

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The project is expected to employ 405 workers at peak construction, with at least 50% of those construction jobs expected to be filled by local skilled tradesmen from the\u00a0Kings County\u00a0area. Along with indirect economic benefits that accompany solar project development, such as increased local spending in the service and construction industries,\u00a0the\u00a0<\/span>Slate project will also have a positive economic impact on the local community by providing significant tax revenues for\u00a0Kings County.<\/p>\n

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“This is a landmark solar-with-storage transaction and an exciting opportunity to support our respected clients\u00a0Canadian Solar\u00a0and\u00a0Goldman Sachs Renewable Power,” said\u00a0Michael Ziemke, managing director of\u00a0Renewable Energy Finance Group for PNC Bank. “At PNC, we are proud to do our part to help successfully transition to a low-carbon economy by continuing to support our clients’ strategies for more sustainable operations and providing them with the sustainable financing programs they need.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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About Recurrent Energy\u00a0(Canadian Solar Subsidiary)<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Recurrent Energy is a leading utility-scale solar and storage project developer, delivering competitive, clean electricity to large energy buyers. Based in the U.S., Recurrent Energy is a wholly owned subsidiary of Canadian Solar Inc. and functions as Canadian Solar’s U.S. project development arm. Recurrent Energy has approximately 5 GW of solar and storage projects in development in the U.S. Additional details are available at www.recurrentenergy.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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About System Solutions and Energy Storage, SSES (Canadian Solar Subsidiary)<\/strong><\/h4>\n

SSES is one of the top providers of turnkey energy storage battery systems and solutions in the world and leverages\u00a0Canadian Solar’s\u00a0vast experience in developing and executing renewable energy projects to offer highly bankable and competitive integrated energy storage solutions. The division is staffed by energy storage and renewable energy veterans who work closely with leading battery technology partners and project developers to provide innovative storage solutions.\u00a0Canadian Solar\u00a0also offers its energy storage customers long term operation and maintenance services including battery capacity augmentation, warranty-wrapped energy capacity and performance guarantees as well as safe and reliable system operations.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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About\u00a0Goldman Sachs Renewable Power LLC<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Goldman Sachs Renewable Power LLC\u00a0is a privately held company managed by the\u00a0Renewable Power Group of Goldman Sachs Asset Management\u00a0(GSAM). GSRP is the sponsor of more than 800 solar projects across 27 U.S. states that collectively have a capacity of more than 2.3 gigawatts of clean, renewable power.\u00a0GSAM’s\u00a0Renewable Power Group\u00a0is comprised of investment professionals with leading industry expertise across transaction sourcing, financial analysis, power markets and physical asset analysis and operations. The team takes a long-term ownership approach to the operations and management of renewable assets and benefits from Goldman Sachs’ extensive network of relationships, leading institutional infrastructure and in-house industry knowledge and experience.\u00a0The Renewable Power Group\u00a0is part of\u00a0GSAM, one of the world’s leading asset managers with approximately\u00a0$1.9 trillion\u00a0in assets under supervision globally as of\u00a0September 30, 2020<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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About\u00a0PNC Bank<\/strong><\/h4>\n

PNC Bank, National Association, is a member of The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (NYSE: PNC). PNC is one of the largest diversified financial services institutions in the United States, organized around its customers and communities for strong relationships and local delivery of retail and business banking including a full range of lending products; specialized services for corporations and government entities, including corporate banking, real estate finance and asset-based lending; wealth management and asset management. For information about PNC, visit www.pnc.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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