The Desert Green Solar Farm is a 8.8 MWp (6.3 MWAC) concentrator photovoltaics (CPV) power station in Borrego Springs, California. [1] [2] It was built by Blattner Energy using 299 dual-axis CX-S530 systems, each of which contains 12 CX-M500 modules. [3] Each module contains 2,400 Fresnel lenses to concentrate sunlight 500 times onto multi-junction solar cells, allowing a greater efficiency than other photovoltaic power plants. [4] The output is being sold to San Diego Gas & Electric under a 25-year Power Purchase Agreement. [5][6]
| Desert Green Solar Farm | |
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| Country | United States |
| Location | Borrego Springs, California |
| Coordinates | 33°15′56″N 116°19′41″W / 33.26556°N 116.32806°W |
| Status | Operational |
| Construction began | April 2014 |
| Commission date | December 2014 |
| Owner | Invenergy |
| Operator | Invenergy |
| Solar farm | |
| Type | CPV |
| Site area | 45 acres (18 ha) |
| Power generation | |
| Units operational | 299 Soitec CX-S530 |
| Nameplate capacity | 8.8 MWp, 6.3 MWAC |
| Capacity factor | 25.9% (average 2015-2020) |
| Annual net output | 14.3 GW·h, 317 MW·h/acre |
Electricity production
edit| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 571 | 390 | 961 | ||||||||||
| 2015 | 738 | 931 | 1364 | 1531 | 1539 | 1585 | 1641 | 1661 | 1371 | 1155 | 1070 | 880 | 15,465 |
| 2016 | 549 | 916 | 1011 | 1178 | 1464 | 1404 | 1639 | 1616 | 1426 | 1202 | 1033 | 753 | 14,189 |
| 2017 | 533 | 595 | 1113 | 1187 | 1514 | 1640 | 1494 | 1382 | 1288 | 1186 | 733 | 771 | 13,437 |
| 2018 | 626 | 881 | 1007 | 1259 | 1518 | 1636 | 1414 | 1424 | 1348 | 1062 | 730 | 581 | 13,485 |
| 2019 | 712 | 831 | 1263 | 1468 | 1529 | 1848 | 1824 | 1787 | 1461 | 1342 | 859 | 553 | 15,478 |
| 2020 | 704 | 955 | 934 | 1177 | 1541 | 1534 | 1733 | 1436 | 1127 | 1042 | 824 | 652 | 13,661 |
| Average Annual Production for years 2015-2020: | 14,286 | ||||||||||||
See also
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References
edit- ^ Steven Bushong (8 December 2014). "Invenergy Announces Start of Operation Of Desert Green Solar Farm in California". Solar Power World. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
- ^ "Soitec: Invenergy Acquires Shovel-Ready Desert Green Solar Project from Soitec Solar Development". CNBC. 24 March 2014. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
- ^ Brittany Meiling (9 December 2014). "Desert Green Solar Farm Begins Commercial Operation". San Diego Business Journal. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
- ^ "Soitec Technical Data Sheet" (PDF). Retrieved 3 March 2019.
- ^ "Project Description for the Desert Green Solar Farm" (PDF). sandiegocounty.gov. 22 February 2013. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
- ^ "Southern Power buys 150 MW solar farm in California". Utility Dive.
- ^ "Desert Green Solar, Monthly". Electricity Data Browser. Energy Information Administration. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
External links
edit- RRC Power & Energy Surveying International - Desert Green Solar Field
- Helix Environmental Planning - Desert Green Solar Project
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