The agreements to proceed require approval by the Los Angeles City Council.

Land for the Beacon Solar Project was acquired by LADWP in 2012 and was previously permitted in Kern County for a solar development, It has been divided into five sites.

Four sites will be developed through four separate power purchase deals for a total of 200 MW. Two of sites totaling 112MW have been awarded to Hecate Energy and two others totaling 88MW to SunEdison.