Arizona desert hosts 450 MW solar farm with Tesla-backed batteries

ContourGlobal broke ground on Project Sterling in the Mojave Desert: 760,000 solar panels totaling 509 MW DC plus 360 MW / 1.4 GWh of battery storage. Tesla has contracted about 1 TWh per year, roughly 90% of output, with the plant due online in 2028.

• Capacity: 450 MW AC and 360 MW / 1.4 GWh of batteries
• 760,000 panels across more than 2,000 acres
• Tesla contracted ~1 TWh per year, 90% of output
• Online in 2028; construction to employ 400 workers