- The Athos III solar project generates 224 MWac/310 MWp of reliable solar energy.
- The project can supply enough power to approximately 94,000 homes.
Intersect Power has reached commercial operation on its Athos III solar project in Riverside County, California.
The Athos III solar project (also known as Blythe Mesa Solar II) generates 224 MWac/310 MWp of reliable solar energy, enough to power approximately 94,000 homes. It features 448 MWh of co-located battery storage.
The Athos III solar project was built by union labour with American-made solar panels, batteries, and steel piles. It is expected to meet the domestic content and prevailing wage requirements in the Inflation Reduction Act.
Intersect Power CEO Sheldon Kimber called the project “a case study in how the clean energy industry can maximize our impact by prioritizing domestic supply chains and union labour to ensure the benefits of the clean energy transition are experienced by all Americans.”
The Athos III solar project is part of Intersect Power’s near-term portfolio totalling 2.2 GW of solar PV and 1.4 GWh of co-located storage. The remainder of the portfolio will be operational in 2023.