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Aquamarine is a solar power facility with 250 MW of EIA-reported operating capacity in Kings County, California, registered as EIA Plant ID 62547. Project filings list 838,651 solar panels and 176 inverters for the facility. The facility interconnects at Gates at 230 kV.

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Reported capacity: 250 MW
EIA-reported operating capacity; nameplate, seasonal, AC/DC, and unit ratings may differ.
Technology: Solar Photovoltaic
Primary generation technology.
Registry anchor: Plant 62547
Kings County · CAISO
Operating status: Operating

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Generator	Capacity	Technology	Operation	Status
AQUAM	250 MW 250 MW summer	Solar Photovoltaic Solar · PV	Sep 2021	Operating

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Financial Close

May 24, 2021

CIM Group announced that debt and tax equity financing had closed for the exact 250 MW Aquamarine project. Deutsche Bank was identified as lead arranger of the debt financing.

250 MW contractedCIM Group · Deutsche Bank

CIM Group’s Aquamarine, 250-megawatt Solar Photovoltaic Project at Westlands Solar Park, Set to Be Fully Operational by Fall 2021

Transactions and agreements

PPA Approval And Offtake

Feb 13, 2020

Valley Clean Energy Alliance approved a PPA with Aquamarine Westside, LLC for a 50 MW share of the 250 MW Aquamarine project. The approved term was 15 years.

50 MW contracted15 yearsValley Clean Energy Alliance · Aquamarine Westside, LLC

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PPA Offtake

May 25, 2021

Aquamarine entered into a PPA with the City of Santa Clara's municipal utility, Silicon Valley Power, for renewable energy certificates associated with 75 MW of capacity. The agreement duration and dollar value were not disclosed in the cited announcement.

75 MW contractedAquamarine Westside, LLC · City of Santa Clara · Silicon Valley Power

CIM Group’s Aquamarine, 250-megawatt Solar Photovoltaic Project at Westlands Solar Park, Set to Be Fully Operational by Fall 2021

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Land Condition And Reuse

2014-2018

Selenium-contaminated and drainage-impaired agricultural farmland

The project repurposes contaminated, drainage-impaired farmland in California's Central Valley; the owner's project materials specifically identify selenium contamination. The land was re-entitled for renewable-energy use between 2014 and 2018.

Turning Contaminated Farmland into Clean Energy | Aquamarine Solar Project

Land-Use Permit

May 2019

Conditional Use Permit 17-04

Kings County's project notice describes a 250 MW photovoltaic solar generating facility with an operations-and-maintenance building, substation, access drives, and interconnection/gen-tie line on approximately 1,825 acres.

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Site Acreage

Feb 15, 2022

1,825 acres

The approved Aquamarine Solar Project site is approximately 1,825 acres; a related facility description gives a broader 1,825–2,000-acre range for drainage-impaired farm ground.

Aquamarine NOD

Stormwater Compliance

2017

SWPPP-based stormwater and erosion controls

The project description calls for Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plans with runoff-control and hazardous-waste-management best management practices, monitoring, and reporting procedures.

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Water-Quality Permit

Sep 22, 2020

WDID 5C16CR00021

The Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board lists Aquamarine Westside LLC's Westlands Aquamarine Solar Project under this Notice of Applicability for Clean Water Act Section 401 water-quality certification coverage, issued September 22, 2020.

401 Water Quality Certifications | Central Valley Water Quality Control Board

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