AES announced that it has completed construction of the 500-MW Bellefield 1 project, under a 15-year contract with Amazon in Kern County, California. Bellefield is a two-phase project, with each phase including 500 MW of solar and 500 MW of four-hour battery-based energy storage.
To accelerate Bellefield’s implementation and ensure system reliability, AES utilized Maximo, an AI-enabled robotic system developed by AES to assist construction crews, improving the safety, speed and accuracy of solar module installation.
More than 700 union jobs were created during the construction of Bellefield 1 and approximately 1,000 union jobs are expected to be created at the peak of construction of Bellefield 2, further supporting local businesses.
Construction on Bellefield 2 is on track to be completed in 2026.
News item from AES
