Desert Green Solar Farm

Desert Green Solar Farm
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CountryUnited States
LocationBorrego Springs, California
Coordinates33°15′56″N 116°19′41″W / 33.26556°N 116.32806°W / 33.26556; -116.32806
StatusOperational
Construction beganApril 2014
Commission dateDecember 2014
OwnerInvenergy
OperatorInvenergy
Solar farm
TypeCPV
Site area45 acres (18 ha)
Power generation
Units operational299 Soitec CX-S530
Nameplate capacity8.8 MWp, 6.3 MWAC
Capacity factor25.9% (average 2015-2020)
Annual net output14.3 GW·h, 317 MW·h/acre
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The Desert Green Solar Farm is a 8.8 MWp (6.3 MWAC) concentrator photovoltaics (CPV) power station in Borrego Springs, California. [1] [2] It was built by Blattner Energy using 299 dual-axis CX-S530 systems, each of which contains 12 CX-M500 modules. [3] Each module contains 2,400 Fresnel lenses to concentrate sunlight 500 times onto multi-junction solar cells, allowing a greater efficiency than other photovoltaic power plants. [4] The output is being sold to San Diego Gas & Electric under a 25-year Power Purchase Agreement. [5][6]

Electricity production

Generation (MW·h) of Desert Green Solar [7]
Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Total
2014 571 390 961
2015 738 931 1364 1531 1539 1585 1641 1661 1371 1155 1070 880 15,465
2016 549 916 1011 1178 1464 1404 1639 1616 1426 1202 1033 753 14,189
2017 533 595 1113 1187 1514 1640 1494 1382 1288 1186 733 771 13,437
2018 626 881 1007 1259 1518 1636 1414 1424 1348 1062 730 581 13,485
2019 712 831 1263 1468 1529 1848 1824 1787 1461 1342 859 553 15,478
2020 704 955 934 1177 1541 1534 1733 1436 1127 1042 824 652 13,661
Average Annual Production for years 2015-2020: 14,286

See also

References

  1. ^ Steven Bushong (8 December 2014). "Invenergy Announces Start of Operation Of Desert Green Solar Farm in California". Solar Power World. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Soitec: Invenergy Acquires Shovel-Ready Desert Green Solar Project from Soitec Solar Development". CNBC. 24 March 2014. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
  3. ^ Brittany Meiling (9 December 2014). "Desert Green Solar Farm Begins Commercial Operation". San Diego Business Journal. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
  4. ^ "Soitec Technical Data Sheet" (PDF). Retrieved 3 March 2019.
  5. ^ "Project Description for the Desert Green Solar Farm" (PDF). sandiegocounty.gov. 22 February 2013. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
  6. ^ "Southern Power buys 150 MW solar farm in California". Utility Dive.
  7. ^ "Desert Green Solar, Monthly". Electricity Data Browser. Energy Information Administration. Retrieved October 31, 2021.


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