Phillips 66 and NextEra team up to power California refinerys with solar energy

The refiner announced on Tuesday that Phillips 66 would power its Rodeo refinery with a solar facility operated and owned by NextEra Energy.

In a press statement, Phillips 66 said that the solar plant will be constructed on 88 acres of land (36 hectares), adjacent to the renewable fuels facility located in the San Francisco Bay Area.

The solar plant will be composed of over 70,000 modules that will produce around 60,000 Megawatt Hours of electricity per year. The refinery said that the solar plant will help to reduce its grid power consumption by half, and its carbon dioxide emissions in the first quarter 2025 by about 33,000 metric tonnes.

Phillips 66 began producing renewable diesel in its refinery earlier this year. Previously, the refinery produced gasoline and diesel using crude oil.

The refinery reached full capacity in June. It produces approximately 50,000 barrels of renewable aviation fuel and diesel per day. Reporting by Nicole Jao, New York; editing by Rod Nickel

(source: Reuters)