Copper Mountain Solar Facility
| Copper Mountain Solar Facility | |
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 Copper Mountain Solar 1 (at left) |
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| Country | United States |
| Location | Boulder City, Nevada |
| Coordinates | 35°47′N 114°59.5′W / 35.783°N 114.9917°WCoordinates: 35°47′N 114°59.5′W / 35.783°N 114.9917°W |
| Status | Operational |
| Construction began | January 2010 |
| Commission date | December 1, 2010 |
| Construction cost | $141 million |
| Owner(s) | Sempra Generation |
| Solar farm information | |
| Type | Flat-panel PV |
| Photovoltaic modules | 775,000 First Solar panels |
| Power generation information | |
| Installed capacity | 150 MW |
| Maximum capacity | 418 MW |
| Capacity factor | 24% |
| Annual generation | 316 GW·h |
| As of February 2013 | |
The Copper Mountain Solar Facility is a 150 MWp[1] solar photovoltaic power plant in Boulder City, Nevada.[2]Sempra Generation announced on December 1, 2010 that it had finished the project and the facility was generating electricity. When the facility entered service, it was the largest photovoltaic plant in the U.S. at 58 MW.[3][4]
The expected output of 100 GW·h/year[5] from Copper Mountain Solar Facility has been sold to Pacific Gas & Electric under a 20-year power purchase agreement (PPA).[2]
History
Sempra Generation built the plant from January 2010 to December 1, 2010,[3] at a cost of about $141 million.[6]
At its construction peak more than 350 workers were installing the 775,000 First Solar panels on the 450-acre (180 ha) site.[2][4]
An expansion of the facility by more than 200 MW was approved in 2010.[3] On August 4, 2011, Sempra announced a plan to expand the facility by 92 MW to be online in January 2013 and another 58 MW to be added by 2015.[7]
Production
| Year | January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December | Total |
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| 2011 | 11,035 | 8,717 | 8,040 | 27,792 | |||||||||
| 2012 | 9,097 | 9,070 | 11,362 | 11,718 | 13,272 | 12,522 | 17,260 | 20,241 | 24,976 | 25,570 | 24,501 | 20,018 | 199,608 |
| 2013 | 24,168 | 26,324 | 31,019 | 81,512 | |||||||||
| Total | 308,911 | ||||||||||||
References
- ^ Copper Mountain Solar I
- ^ a b c America's Largest PV Power Plant Is Now Live (December 6, 2010), Renewable Energy World.
- ^ a b c "Copper Mountain Solar, the Largest Photovoltaic Solar Plant in the U.S.". Solar Thermal Magazine. Retrieved April 11, 2011.
- ^ a b c d Shine, Conor (March 20, 2012). "Five things you should know about Copper Mountain Solar before President Obama’s visit". Las Vegas Sun. Retrieved March 21, 2012.
- ^ "PG&E Contracts With Sempra Generation For More Solar Power" (Press release). Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E). July 27, 2009. Retrieved 19 August 2011.
- ^ Goldberg, Delen (April 3, 2011). "Questions emerge over tax breaks for solar project". Las Vegas Sun. Retrieved August 19, 2011.
- ^ Sempra to expand Copper Mountain solar plant, Reuters, Aug 4, 201
- ^ Copper Mountain Solar 2
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