McCoy Solar Energy Project
| McCoy Solar Energy Project | |
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| Country | United States |
| Location | Riverside County, California |
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| Status | Operational |
| Construction began | November 2014 |
| Commission date | June 2016 |
| Owner | NextEra Energy Resources |
| Solar farm | |
| Type | Flat-panel PV |
| Site area | 2,300 acres (930 ha) |
| Power generation | |
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| Nameplate capacity | 250 MWAC |
| Capacity factor | 34.0% (average 2017) |
| Annual net output | 745 GW·h, 325 MW·h/acre |
The McCoy Solar Energy Project is a 250 megawatt (MWAC) photovoltaic power plant near the city of Blythe in Riverside County, California. [1] It occupies about 2,300 acres (930 ha) of mostly public land in the Mojave Desert. The construction uses CdTe thin film panels from First Solar, and the output is being sold to Southern California Edison under a power purchase agreement.[2]
The project is located adjacent to the 235 MW Blythe Solar Energy Center, together forming a larger 485 MW complex. The 550 MW Desert Sunlight Solar Farm is located approximately 40 miles (64 km) west in Riverside County. The 450 MW Desert Quartzite project by First Solar, which got preliminary approval in early 2020,[3] is also in the area.[4]
History
[edit | edit source]The project was initially proposed in early 2013 for a final capacity of 750 MW, making it potentially one of the world's largest solar plants.[2] The planning process through both state and federal agencies was placed on an expedited approval path.[5][6] The first construction phase of 250 MW started generating energy in August 2015, and reached its full capacity in June 2016.[7] Completion of the remaining 500 MW is pending identification of a buyer for the electricity.[8]
Electricity Production
[edit | edit source]| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total |
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| 2015 | 11,848 | 15,276 | 13,102 | 15,127 | 19,238 | 74,591 | |||||||
| 2016 | 24,621 | 40,810 | 54,194 | 60,217 | 79,264 | 79,674 | 79,217 | 75,872 | 64,449 | 57,029 | 44,431 | 34,600 | 694,378 |
| 2017 | 29,558 | 33,015 | 61,716 | 65,851 | 83,976 | 90,961 | 82,832 | 76,632 | 71,409 | 65,788 | 40,665 | 42,785 | 745,186 |
| 2018 | 32,531 | 45,792 | 52,360 | 65,457 | 78,900 | 85,010 | 73,480 | 73,992 | 70,043 | 55,185 | 37,959 | 30,198 | 700,907 |
| 2019 | 33,199 | 38,738 | 58,843 | 68,438 | 71,255 | 86,143 | 85,013 | 83,260 | 68,089 | 62,562 | 40,011 | 27,789 | 721,340 |
| 2020 | 29,343 | 39,776 | 38,924 | 49,055 | 64,200 | 63,391 | 72,211 | 59,825 | 46,974 | 43,419 | 34,326 | 27,178 | 569,162 |
| Average Annual Production (2017-2020) | 684,149 | ||||||||||||
See also
[edit | edit source]References
[edit | edit source]- ^ NextEra's McCoy Solar Energy Project
- ^ a b McCoy Project Timeline
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- ^ Secretary Salazar Announces Milestone on McCoy Solar Energy Project, Caps Strong Year for Renewable Energy Development on Public Lands
- ^ 750MW McCoy Solar Project Put on Fast Track for Development
- ^ a b Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ World's largest solar plant opens in Riverside County, The Desert Sun, February 10, 2015
