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Coordinates: 36°10′N 119°56′W / 36.167°N 119.933°W / 36.167; -119.933
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Revision as of 22:28, 24 March 2017

Westlands Solar Park
Map
CountryUnited States
LocationKings County, California
Coordinates36°10′N 119°56′W / 36.167°N 119.933°W / 36.167; -119.933
StatusOperational
Commission dateMay 2014
Solar farm
TypeFlat-panel PV
Power generation
Nameplate capacity18 MW
External links
Websitewww.westlandssolarpark.com

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]

18 MW came online in 2014, using single axis trackers.[4]

Electricity production

Generation (MW·h) of Westlands Solar PV Farm [5]
Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep 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
2015 2,183 2,752 4,032 4,526 4,549 4,687 4,851 4,910 4,052 3,414 3,162 2,603 45,721
Total 88,771

See also

References

  1. ^ westlandssolarpark.com Westlands Solar Park, 2011
  2. ^ Recycling Land for Green Energy Ideas
  3. ^ Westlands Solar Park plan lands major investor, The Business Journal, John Lindt, July 03, 2014
  4. ^ New Westlands Solar Farms Project Powers Up in Fresno County
  5. ^ "Westlands Solar PV Farm, Monthly". Electricity Data Browser. Energy Information Administration. Retrieved March 8, 2017.

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