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{{Short description|Solar farm in Kings County, California}}
{{Infobox power station
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| website = {{URL|http://www.westlandssolarpark.com/}}
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The '''Westlands Solar Park''' is
Initial operation of a 2 [[megawatt|MW]] demonstration project began in 2016, with the power sold to [[Anaheim Public Utilities]].<ref name="APU">{{cite web |url=http://www.anaheim.net/3365/Westside-Solar-WSP-PV1 |title=Westside Solar WSP PV1 |publisher=Anaheim Public Utilities}}</ref> Additional projects of 20 MW and 250 MW are in various stages of planning, as of 2017.<ref name="Lindt2017-05">{{cite news |url=http://hanfordsentinel.com/news/local/business/kings-largest-solar-farm-proposed/article_94aa7efa-199f-5748-9163-b8ea24bcfef7.html |title=Kings largest solar farm proposed |date=May 4, 2017 |first=John |last=Lindt |work=The Hanford Sentinel}}</ref> The developers
The first 125 MW phase of the Aquamarine project opened in September 2021, with the second 125 MW opening by the end of the year.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|date=2021-09-30|title=CIM Group Announces Completion and Commercial Operation of First 125-Megawatt Phase of Aquamarine Solar Photovoltaic Project at Westlands Solar Park|url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210930005255/en/CIM-Group-Announces-Completion-and-Commercial-Operation-of-First-125-Megawatt-Phase-of-Aquamarine-Solar-Photovoltaic-Project-at-Westlands-Solar-Park|access-date=2021-09-30|website=www.businesswire.com|language=en}}</ref>
The 250 MW Westlands Solar Blue also has 225.0 MW of batteries. Chestnut has 135 MW of batteries.<ref name="USOCT16" /> The 19.9 MW<sub>AC</sub> (26 MW<sub>DC</sub>) Westlands Almond is part of a [[agrivoltaics]] scheme, using sheep for vegetation control.<ref>[https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2023/10/green-street-power-partners-26-mw-utility-solar-project/ Green Street Power Partners completes its largest solar project to date in California], Solar Power World, Kelsey Misbrener, October 9, 2023</ref> Westlands Grape and Cherry are expected to be completed in December 2024.<ref name="USOCT16" />
RE Slate, Mustang One and Two, RE Kent South, and American Kings Solar are solar plants which border Westlands Solar Park to the northeast with a combined total of 441 MW of capacity.
==Phases==
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! Project !! Capacity !! Status !! Commission Date !! Power purchase agreements !! References
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| Westside Solar WSP PV1 ||style="text-align:right"| 2 MW || Operational || {{dts|August 12, 2016}} || [[Anaheim, California|Anaheim Public Utilities]] || <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.countyofkings.com/home/showdocument?id=8775 |title=Westside Solar Project: Initial Study and Mitigated Negative Declaration |date=March 2015 |publisher=Kings County Community Development Agency}}</ref><ref name="APU"/>
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| Aquamarine Westside || style="text-align:right"| 250 MW || Operational || September 2021, February 2022|| [[Sacramento Municipal Utility District|SMUD]], [[Silicon Valley Power|SVP]], [[Valley Clean Energy Alliance|VCEA]] || <ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-02-16 |title=Westlands Solar Park flips switch on Aquamarine |url=https://thebusinessjournal.com/westlands-solar-park-flips-switch-on-aquamarine/ |access-date=2022-04-14 |website=The Business Journal |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":0" />
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| Chestnut Westside || style="text-align:right"| 150 MW || Operational || December 2023 || || <ref name=Update2019>{{Cite web|url=https://sierra2thesea.net/energy/kings-county-solar-projects-advance|title=Kings County solar projects advance {{!}} Sierra2theSea|website=sierra2thesea.net|access-date=2020-02-21}}</ref>
| Westlands Aquamarine ||style="text-align:right"| 250 MW || In Development || || || <ref name="Lindt2017-05"/>▼
==Electricity production==▼
|+Generation ([[MW·h]]) of Westside Solar Power PV1 <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/browser/#/plant/60275/?pin=ELEC.PLANT.GEN.60275-SUN-ALL.M&linechart=ELEC.PLANT.GEN.60275-SUN-ALL.M |title=Westside Solar Power PV1, Monthly |work=Electricity Data Browser |publisher=[[Energy Information Administration]] |accessdate=July 28, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.energy.ca.gov/almanac/electricity_data/web_qfer/Annual_Generation-Plant_Unit.php?goSort=annual.secEnergySource&year=2016 |title=Annual Generation - Plant Unit |publisher=California Energy Commission |accessdate=July 28, 2017}}</ref>▼
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| Westlands Solar Blue || style="text-align:right"| 250 MW || Operational || December 2023 || || <ref name=Update2019/><ref name="USOCT16">{{Cite web |url=http://www.eia.gov/electricity/monthly/epm_table_grapher.cfm?t=epmt_6_03 |title=Table 6.3. New Utility Scale Generating Units by Operating Company, Plant, and Month, 2016, Electric Power Monthly, U.S. Energy Information Administration, October 25, 2016 |access-date=November 18, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161123130309/http://www.eia.gov/electricity/monthly/epm_table_grapher.cfm?t=epmt_6_03 |archive-date=November 23, 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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| Westlands Cherry || style="text-align:right"| 249.7 MW || In Development || || || <ref name="USOCT16" />
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| Westlands Pomegranate || style="text-align:right"| 250 MW || Proposed || || || <ref>[https://www.power-technology.com/projects/westlands-solar-park/?cf-view Westlands Solar Park, California], Power Technology, May 20, 2020</ref>
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▲==Electricity production==
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==See also==
{{stack|{{Portal|California
* [[List of
* [[List of photovoltaic power stations]]
* [[Solar power in California]]
== References ==
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