Developer EDF power solutions North America and developer-operator Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company – Masdar, have entered into 15-year power purchase agreements (PPAs) for a California, US solar-plus-storage project.
Announced 2 June, the PPAs cover the output of the 128MW solar PV and 40MW/160MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) BigBeau project, which has been operational since December 2022.
On 1 February 2026, BigBeau began delivering electricity to utility Southern California Edison (SCE) under new agreements.
In 2023, Masdar acquired a 50% stake in BigBeau from EDF. The project is part of an 8-project, 1.6GW partnership agreement between Masdar and EDF, which includes five solar projects totalling 689MW and two utility-scale wind farms representing 815MW. All of the projects are operational.
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Three years before the project came online, EDF signed 15-year PPAs with California Commuity Choice Aggregators (CCAs) Monterey Bay Community Energy (MBCE) and Silicon Valley Clean Energy (SCVE).
In May, EDF announced a five-year BESS supply agreement with the wholly owned subsidiary of Ford Motor Company, Ford Energy. The agreement gives EDF the ability to procure up to 4GWh of BESS from Ford Energy annually, representing a total potential volume of up to 20GWh. Deliveries are expected to begin in 2028.
In the same month, Masdar selected Chinese solar inverter manufacturer and BESS integrator Sungrow as a BESS and solar inverter supplier for the world’s first gigawatt-scale 24/7 dispatchable renewable energy project in the UAE.
The project, being co-developed by Masdar and utility Emirates Water and Electricity Company (EWEC), will feature 5.2GWdc of solar PV generation paired with 19GWh of battery storage capacity, allowing for the 24/7 delivery of 1GW of clean energy. Its location within Abu Dhabi has not been disclosed.
Construction on the project began in October 2025, and it is expected to be online in 2027.
