BayWa r.e. has entered into a power-purchase agreement (PPA) with San Diego Community Power (SDCP), a community choice energy program serving five cities in the San Diego region.
Under the terms of the agreement, SDCP will purchase power for 20 years from the Jacumba Valley Ranch (JVR) Energy Park that is being developed by BayWa r.e. near Jacumba Hot Springs in San Diego County. The project will pair a 90 megawatt ac solar photovoltaic array with a 70 megawatt dc-coupled battery energy–storage system.
Construction on the project is set to begin in early 2022 and is expected to create approximately 350 construction jobs, utilizing a Project Labor Agreement with local unions. JVR Energy Park is expected to reach full operational status in the first quarter of 2023. Once interconnected to the San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) transmission grid, the power plant will generate enough electricity to power at least 52,000 SDCP customer households annually. The clean-
