The U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has announced that the 230-megawatt (MW) Desert Sunlight Battery Energy Storage System in California is now fully operational.
Described by the BLM as another step towards achieving a clean energy future and meeting the Biden-Harris administration’s goal to achieve 100 percent carbon-free electricity by 2035, the project is situated on 94 acres of BLM-managed public lands near Desert Center in Riverside County. It will help relieve the demand on the electrical grid by storing renewable energy generated from the Desert Sunlight Solar Farm and allow for consistent energy delivery during peak hours when the system may not be generating energy, the BLM noted.
The Desert Sunlight battery storage system is in an area analyzed and identified as suitable for renewable energy development as part of the BLM’s Desert…