Canadian Solar News & Press Releases December 7, 2017 Press Release, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Group, Recurrent Energy, the world's leading developer of utility-scale solar photovoltaic power generation, and San Francisco Bay Area's premier metropolitan rail transit System, and is also the fifth-largest metro transit system in the country, the Bay Area Rapid Transit ("BART") San Francisco Bay Area signed a two-year power purchase agreement (PPA) Approved by BART Board on December 7, 2017.
Recurrent Energy's 45-megawatt Gaskell West 2 plant, developed in southern California, will provide green power to BART, which is expected to begin commercial operations by 2020.
BART is a major consumer of electricity in Northern California, the first such facility ever signed by BART and the first PPA to be signed with a utility-scale solar PV plant operator, and recently BART introduced a wholesale power portfolio Policy proposes that "by 2045, BART will use all its electricity from renewable resources while maintaining low-cost operations." The cooperation between the two parties is also based on BART's Renewable Energy Procurement Program .
Holly Gordon, Director of Sustainability at BART, said: "Utility-scale solar photovoltaics have good cost-effectiveness and cleanliness and will help us keep our promise of sustainability." Recurrent Energy has a wealth of solar power Power station project development and construction experience and numerous success stories, which is the key to our selection of them.
Dr. Qu Xiaohua, Chairman, President and CEO of Canadian Solar, said: "We very much appreciate BART's commitment to clean energy, and I am also very pleased that BART has taken practical steps to lead the global rail transit system We hope to see more leading companies in various industries become leaders in the use of clean energy, especially in the high-energy-consuming industries.I am proud that Artes can participate in and help BART transport system to achieve 100% renewable energy "Recurrent Energy's proven power plant development experience in several markets around the world also helps Artes Group expand into more markets and customers."