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| 37,018 || 44,005 || |
| 37,018 || 44,005 || 54,695 || 58,280 || 62,283 || 57,808 || 61,724 || 61,790 || 53,927 || 47,614 || 43,426 || 36,838 |
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| 32,935 || 46,208 || 53,436 || 55,097 || 62,375 || || || || || || || |
| 32,935 || 46,208 || 53,436 || 55,097 || 62,375 || 61,868 || 64,535 || 61,770 || 56,081 || 46,491 || 41,614 || - |
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| 582,410 |
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! colspan=13|Total !! 1,445,515 |
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Revision as of 17:12, 5 February 2017
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![]() Location of the Antelope Valley Solar Ranch in California | |
Country | United States |
Location | Antelope Valley, California |
Coordinates | 34°46′30″N 118°25′30″W / 34.77500°N 118.42500°W |
Status | Operational |
Construction began | August 2011 |
Commission date | April 2014 [1] |
Construction cost | $1.36 billion[2] |
Owner(s) | Exelon |
Solar farm | |
Type | Flat-panel PV |
Power generation | |
Units operational | 3,800,000 |
Nameplate capacity | 150 MWAC[3] Max: 266 MW, 230 MWAC[4] |
Annual net output | 623 GWh |
The Antelope Valley Solar Ranch 1 (AVSR1) is a 266-megawatt (MW) photovoltaic power plant near Lancaster within Antelope Valley, in the western Mojave Desert, Southern California. It uses cadmium telluride modules made by the US thin-film manufacturer First Solar. The project was developed by First Solar and later bought by Exelon Corporation in 2011. The solar facility was fully commissioned in April 2014.[3][5]
In September 2011, the U.S. Department of Energy issued a $646 million loan guarantee to support the project's construction.[6] This loan guarantee was part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.[7] The project is expected to create 350 construction jobs and 20 permanent jobs.[6]
On February 20, 2013, the first 100 MWAC came online.[8] The plant will use approximately 3.8 million solar panels,[5] about 20% of which will be mounted on single-axis tracking racks.[6] When fully operational, the plant is expected to generate enough energy for 75,000 homes, displacing 140,000 tons of CO2.[8] The power generated by AVSR1 is being purchased by Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) under a 25-year Power Purchase Agreement.[6][8]
Production
Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total |
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2014 | 60,933 | 56,929 | 52,593 | 42,933 | 30,309 | 243,697 | |||||||
2015 | 37,018 | 44,005 | 54,695 | 58,280 | 62,283 | 57,808 | 61,724 | 61,790 | 53,927 | 47,614 | 43,426 | 36,838 | 619,408 |
2016 | 32,935 | 46,208 | 53,436 | 55,097 | 62,375 | 61,868 | 64,535 | 61,770 | 56,081 | 46,491 | 41,614 | - | 582,410 |
Total | 1,445,515 |
See also
- Solar power plants in the Mojave Desert
- Solar power in California
- List of photovoltaic power stations
- Renewable energy in the United States
- Renewable portfolio standard
References
- ^ commissioning date, [1], Energy.gov
- ^ "First Solar shares jump after Antelope Valley construction OKd". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
- ^ a b GreenTechMedia.com, Herman K. Trabish, First Solar Cleared to Resume Construction in Antelope Valley, 19 May 2013
- ^ GreenTechMedia.com, Herman K. Trabish, Antelope Valley Solar Ranch One: The Solar Power Plant That Could, 5 March 2012
- ^ a b "Antelope Valley Solar Ranch One". Exelon. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
- ^ a b c d "Exelon (Antelope Valley Solar Ranch)". US Department of Energy (DOE). Retrieved 3 July 2014.
- ^ "American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Loans - Award Summary: AV Solar Ranch 1, LLC". Recovery.gov. The Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
- ^ a b c "AV Solar Ranch One Solar Power Plant Achieves 100 MW Milestone". First Solar. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
- ^ "AV Solar Ranch One, Monthly". Electricity Data Browser. Energy Information Administration. Retrieved February 4, 2017.