The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Oct. 14 accepted an Aug. 26 filing by NextEra Blythe Solar Energy Center LLC of a Shared Facilities Agreement with Blythe Solar 110 LLC, Blythe Solar II LLC, Blythe Solar III LLC and Blythe Solar IV LLC.
These are project companies of NextEra Energy Resources LLC, which is part of NextEra Energy (NYSE: NEE).
NextEra Blythe Energy Center owns interconnection facilities and is party to a Large Generator Interconnection Agreement (LGIA) with Southern California Edison (SCE) and the California Independent System Operator (CAISO), pursuant to which Blythe Energy Center has the right to receive interconnection services for one or more facilities with a total capacity not to exceed 485 MW at the point of interconnection (the gross nameplate rating of these facilities at the inverter terminals is 521.2 MW).
- Blythe Solar 110 owns and operates a facility having a right to deliver up to 100 MW at the point of interconnection;
- Blythe Solar II owns and operates a facility having the right to deliver up to 125 MW at the point of interconnection;
- Blythe Solar III is developing and will own and operate a solar facility having the right to deliver up to 125 MW at the point of interconnection; and
- Blythe Solar IV is developing and will own and operate a solar facility having the right to deliver up to 125 MW at the point of interconnection.
The Shared Facilities include an approximate ten-mile, 220 kV double circuit tower generation tie line, along with other related equipment. These projects are delivering or will deliver their energy to SCE’s Colorado River Substation.
