Eagle Crest Energy

Eagle Mountain is located in Southern California, one of the fastest growing and most dynamic electricity markets in the U.S. The project will augment the transmission grid connecting the large power markets of Southern and Mid-California, helping meet the requirements of the State for significant new and replacement power sources immediately and over the next several decades. The project will also assist the State with its mandated goal of 33% of energy to come from renewable sources by 2020. The Eagle Mountain Pumped Storage Project will generate 1,300 MW of firm, stable, and dispatchable power when needed. It will provide electricity during the peak electrical demand periods, unexpected generation outages, and help correct imbalances in the southwestern grid. Pumped Storage is the only feasible, proven technology to store energy in the off-peak and utilize it during on-peak hours. Through its ability to store the off-peak energy produced by windmills, solar panels, and baseload nuclear and fossil fuel plants, this single project can accomplish the equivalent of many smaller peak-energy projects. This project will also help make renewable wind and solar projects fully integrated, reliable generation sources.