Port of Oakland solar power purchase agreement (PPA)

The Oakland Board of Port Commissioners approved a $19.3 million deal to buy solar power for the next 20 years. Under the agreement, the Port will buy approximately eight (8) megawatts (MW) of renewable solar energy annually from Grace Orchard Energy Center, LLC (Grace Solar Facility), located in Riverside County, California. As a comparison, 8 MW of power would supply electricity for roughly 6,400 homes a year. Solar is one of the main renewable energy sources the Port uses, along with power from small hydroelectric, geothermal, biomass, and biowaste. The Grace Solar Facility is slated to come online in the summer of 2027 and the Port of Oakland purchase agreement begins December 2027. The Port of Oakland is a publicly owned utility and will resell the renewable power to tenants including those at San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport and the Oakland Seaport.

Read the press release.