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EDP Renewables North America Announces 20-Year PPA with California Water Service
EDPR NA Distributed Generation LLC (EDPR NA DG), the distributed generation business of EDP Renewables North America LLC (EDPR NA), and California Water Service (Cal Water) have signed a 20-year power purchase agreement (PPA) for a 1.75 MWac /2.35 MWdc onsite solar photovoltaic (PV) array at Cal Water's Northeast Bakersfield Treatment Plant. The partnership is designed to reduce the utility's long-term environmental footprint.
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