# BigBeau Solar, LLC

CAISO asset profile · https://askthegrid.com/assets/facilities/bigbeau-solar-llc

Big Beau Solar, LLC - Kern County - CAISO

BigBeau Solar is a utility-scale solar photovoltaic and battery energy-storage hybrid facility located in Kern County, California. The project comprises 128 MWac of solar generation (164 MWdc array capacity) with more than 443,000 bifacial Canadian Solar panels on single-axis ATI trackers, plus a 40 MW / 160 MWh battery energy-storage system using lithium-ion technology. The facility interconnects at 230 kV via the Whirlwind Substation and is co-owned by EDF power solutions North America and Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company–Masdar. Solar generation began in February 2022; battery operation and full project operation commenced in December 2022. The project serves up to 64,000 homes and displaces over 315,000 tonnes of CO₂ annually.

## Metrics

- **Nameplate capacity:** 168 MW — Canonical EIA plant baseline.
- **Registry anchor:** Plant 64993 — plant-64993

## Facts

- **Technology:** Solar Photovoltaic, Batteries
- **Operator:** Big Beau Solar, LLC

## Related parties

- **Owner / investor:** Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company – Masdar — Co-owner ([source](https://masdar.ae/en/))
- **Owner / developer:** EDF power solutions North America — Co-owner and original developer ([source](https://www.edf-re.com/))
- **Developer:** EDF Renewables Development, Inc. — Project proponent/developer ([source](https://www.edf-re.com/))
- **Offtaker:** Silicon Valley Clean Energy — Original offtaker ([source](https://svcleanenergy.org/))
- **Offtaker:** Monterey Bay Community Power — Original offtaker ([source](https://www.mbcommunitypower.org/))
- **Offtaker / interconnecting utility:** Southern California Edison — Current offtaker and transmission/distribution owner ([source](https://www.sce.com/))
- **Equipment supplier:** Canadian Solar — Solar panel manufacturer ([source](http://canadiansolar.com/module))
- **Equipment supplier:** ATI (Array Tracking Inc.) — Solar tracker supplier
- **Financial advisor:** BofA Securities — Financial adviser to Masdar ([source](https://www.bankofamerica.com/))

## Sources

- [canadiansolar.com](http://canadiansolar.com/module) — canadiansolar.com · public_source — Source retained for exact-record publication review.
- [edf-re.com](http://edf-re.com/press-release/edf-renewables-north-america-signs-power-purchase-agreements-with-silicon-valley-clean-energy-and-monterey-bay-community-power) — edf-re.com · public_source — Source retained for exact-record publication review.
- [edf-re.com](http://edf-re.com/press-release/masdar-and-edf-renewables-agree-to-partner-in-eight-renewable-energy-projects-in-united-states) — edf-re.com · public_source — Source retained for exact-record publication review.
- [edf-re.com](http://edf-re.com/press-release/masdar-expands-presence-in-us-with-completion-of-acquisition-of-big-beau-project-stake-from-edf-renewables-north-america) — edf-re.com · public_source — Source retained for exact-record publication review.
- [power-electronics.com](http://power-electronics.com/en/solar/hem) — power-electronics.com · public_source — Source retained for exact-record publication review.

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