Stateline Solar

Coordinates: 35°35′08″N 115°26′09″W / 35.58556°N 115.43583°W / 35.58556; -115.43583
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Stateline Solar
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CountryUnited States
LocationSan Bernardino County
Coordinates35°35′08″N 115°26′09″W / 35.58556°N 115.43583°W / 35.58556; -115.43583
StatusOperational
Commission dateSeptember 2016
Owner(s)Southern Company and First Solar
Operator(s)First Solar
Solar farm
TypeFlat-panel PV
fixed tilt
Site area1,685 acres (682 ha)
Power generation
Nameplate capacity300 MWp, ~250 MWAC
Capacity factor30.0% (average 2017-2019)
Annual net output656 GW·h, 390 MW·h/acre
Layout of the project near Primm, NV

Desert Stateline Solar Facility is a 300 MWp (about 250 MWAC) utility-scale[1] solar photovoltaic power station constructed by First Solar in San Bernardino County in California, USA. It is located at the base of Clark Mountain in California, across the state line from Primm, Nevada, and adjacent to the Ivanpah Solar Power Facility.

The project uses approximately 3.2 million panels from First Solar, an amount similar to the 250 MWAC Moapa Southern Paiute Solar Project.[2]

The plant's first 150 megawatts (MW) came online in late 2015,[3][4] and it entered full commercial operation in the third quarter of 2016.[5] In September 2015, it was announced that Southern Company had purchased a controlling interest in the project.[6] First Solar continues to operate the facility. Power is sold to Southern California Edison under a 20-year power purchase agreement.[5]

Electricity production

Generation (MW·h) of Stateline Solar [7]
Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Total
2015 10,000 10,000
2016 17,099 27,608 39,592 43,113 51,623 53,072 60,006 60,235 59,467 54,253 47,456 34,280 547,804
2017 26,089 29,141 54,474 58,124 74,122 80,287 73,112 67,639 63,029 58,068 35,893 37,764 657,742
2018 30,981 43,611 49,866 62,339 75,142 80,961 69,980 70,467 66,707 52,557 36,151 28,760 667,522
2019 29,646 34,592 52,546 61,114 63,630 76,924 75,915 74,349 60,802 55,867 35,729 23,029 644,143
Average Annual Production (years 2017–2019) ---> 656,469

See also

References

  1. ^ Wolfe, Philip (December 2013). "Defining 'utility-scale' solar: How we arrived at the threshold of 4MWAC" (PDF). Wiki-Solar Glossary. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
  2. ^ Desert Stateline Solar Facility Fact Sheet, Southern Power Company
  3. ^ EIA US Energy Mapping System
  4. ^ EIA Electricity Data Browser - Stateline Solar
  5. ^ a b "Desert Stateline Solar Facility" (PDF) (Press release).
  6. ^ "Southern Company subsidiary acquires system's largest solar project" (Press release). Southern Company. 2 September 2015.
  7. ^ "Stateline Solar, Monthly". Electricity Data Browser. Energy Information Administration. Retrieved 8 March 2017.

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