The Westlands Solar Park is a planned, large-scale solar power project in Kings County south of Fresno, California. It intends to build a large number of photovoltaic power plants with a capacity totaling upwards of 2,700 megawatts (MW),[1] several times larger than the world's largest photovoltaic power plants currently operating. It will be constructed on brownfield land that is unusable for agriculture due to excess salt pollution.[2] Initial operation is expected in 2015. A 2 MW farm is expected to be online in September 2015, followed by a 20 MW. These would provide electricity to the city of Anaheim and Disneyland. The real estate investment firm CIM Group joined the project in 2014.[3]
| Westlands Solar Park | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Land | Vereinigte Staaten |
| Standort | Kings County, California |
| Coordinates | 36°10′00″N 119°55′59″W / 36.1667°N 119.933°W |
| Status | Operational |
| Commission date | May 2014 |
| Solar farm | |
| Typ | Flat-panel PV |
| Power generation | |
| Nameplate capacity | 18 MW |
| External links | |
| Website | www.westlandssolarpark.com |
18 MW came online in 2014, using single axis trackers.[4]
Electricity production
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 1,854 | 3,265 | 3,864 | 4,438 | 4,923 | 4,555 | 4,929 | 4,809 | 4,343 | 3,609 | 2,461 | 43,050 | |
| Total | 43,050 | ||||||||||||
See also
References
- ^ westlandssolarpark.com Westlands Solar Park, 2011
- ^ Recycling Land for Green Energy Ideas
- ^ Westlands Solar Park plan lands major investor, The Business Journal, John Lindt, July 03, 2014
- ^ New Westlands Solar Farms Project Powers Up in Fresno County
- ^ Energy Information Administration. "Westlands Solar PV Farm, Monthly". Electricity Data Browser. Retrieved March 27, 2016.
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