MOJAVE — The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power celebrated the completion of its Eland Solar-plus-Storage Center Project Aug. 5, which is expected to supply power to more than 266,000 households in the city.

During a news conference in Mojave, an unincorporated community in Kern County approximately 84 miles north of Los Angeles, Mayor Karen Bass hailed the project — one of the largest solar and battery energy projects in the nation. She said the facility will help transition the city to 100% clean energy by 2035.

“In L.A., we have some very ambitious clean energy goals,” Bass said. “We’re targeting 98% clean energy by this decade’s end and 100% by 2035.”

“Today represents a significant milestone in meeting these goals. This is L.A.’s clean energy transition,” Bass added. “This i

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