Slate Hybrid
Key facts
Performance Analysis
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Hazard Exposure
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Insurance Gap Analysis
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Generators
Commercial arrangement
No active commercial arrangement on record. The plant is selling at market unless a contract is added.
News-extracted facts
Context
Located in Kings County, California, the Slate Hybrid plant is a 440.3 MW hybrid facility primarily fueled by solar energy. The plant, which began operating in 2021, is owned and operated by MN8 Energy LLC. It consists of 9 generators utilizing both solar photovoltaic technology and battery energy storage systems (BESS). The BESS component has a storage capacity of 135 MWh and a duration of approximately 3.99 hours, employing lithium-ion battery chemistry (LIB). The solar component uses single-axis tracking. Slate Hybrid operates within the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) balancing authority and the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) NERC region. In its latest year of operation, the plant generated 727,184 MWh, achieving a capacity factor of 18.8%. The plant holds a ranking of 3 out of 59 solar facilities in California, and a national ranking of 30 out of 639. Financial data indicates a power purchase agreement (PPA) price of $23.3 per MWh.
