A massive solar project spanning five square miles is being constructed in the desert near Palm Springs, Calif. Once complete, the combined 450-MW Athos I and Athos II solar installations will cover more than 3,000 acres in Riverside County and generate more than 2,200 GWh per year of renewable energy, enough to power 179,000 homes.
The division of electrical contractor Rosendin was contracted by subsidiaries of SB Energy US Holdings One Inc., a renewable energy company and a subsidiary of SoftBank Group Corp., to design and build the $700-million project. SB Energy says the facility is being built to help meet California’s Renewable Portfolio Standard to advance renewable energy.