Scout Clean Energy's Gonzaga Ridge in Merced County will provide nearly 150 megawatts of clean wind energy to 385,000 CleanPowerSF customers SAN FRANCISCO , Oct. 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission's (SFPUC) community choice energy program, CleanPowerSF , has secured its largest-ever single source of wind power through a new power purchase agreement with Scout Clean Energy for electricity produced by a new wind project in Merced County . Gonzaga Ridge will provide 147.
5 megawatts of clean wind energy as well as 50 megawatts of reliable energy storage for CleanPowerSF's 385,000 customers in San Francisco . Developed by Colorado -based Scout Clean Energy, Gonzaga Ridge will be the largest single source of wind energy in CleanPowerSF's power supply. It will generate enough electricity annually to power approximately 120,000 average San Francisco homes.
Additionally, the 50-megawatt 4-hour battery energy storage system will store energy produced during the day for use in the evening, when power from the grid is more costly and reliant on natural gas. The project is anticipated to come online in May 2026 . "Thanks to our investment in Gonzaga Ridge, we will be nearly doubling the amount of clean wind energy for our CleanPowerSF customers," said SFPUC General Manager Dennis Herrera .
"The SFPUC has been a clean energy provider for 100 years, and we are continuing to expand our renewable energy portfolio to supply San Francisco with clean, affordab.