Bellefield is a two-phase project, with each phase comprising 500MW of solar power and 500MW of four-hour battery-based energy storage. AES has announced the completion of the 1GW Bellefield 1 project in Kern County, in the US state of California.
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There are two types of batteries used in the solar power plant; Charge Controller A charge controller is used to control the charging and discharging of the battery.