Catalina Solar Project
| Catalina Solar Project | |
|---|---|
  Location of Catalina Solar Project in California | |
| Country | United States |
| Location | Kern County, California |
| Coordinates | 34°55′51″N 118°20′06″W / 34.93083°N 118.33500°WCoordinates: 34°55′51″N 118°20′06″W / 34.93083°N 118.33500°W |
| Status | Operational |
| Construction began | May 2012 |
| Commission date |
Phase 1: December 2012, phase 2: August 2013 |
| Owner(s) | enXco |
| Operator(s) | enXco |
| Solar field | |
| Type | Flat-panel PV |
| Site area | 445 ha (1,100 acres)[1] |
| Power generation | |
| Units operational | >1.1 million |
| Nameplate capacity | 143.2 MW |
The Catalina Solar Project is a 143.2 megawatt (MW) photovoltaic power station[1] located near Bakersfield, Kern County, California, owned by enXco, an EDF Énergies Nouvelles Company. It covers area of 445 hectares (1,100 acres).
Construction began in May, 2012 and was fully completed in August, 2013.[2] It use thin-film PV panels bought from Solar Frontier (CIGS type) and First Solar (CdTe type).[1]
Phase 1 had a nameplate capacity of 60 MW and was connected to the grid in December, 2012.
enXco has signed a 25-year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) for the production from the station.[2]
That clean electricity could offset roughly 74,000 tons of carbon emissions each year.[1]
Production
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | June | July | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 200 | 200 | |||||||||||
| 2013 | 5,182 | 12,279 | 15,964 | 0 | 11,317 | 20,616 | 23,709 | 27,338 | 25,989 | 24,506 | 18,629 | 18,707 | 204,236 |
| 2014 | 18,991 | 19,563 | 24,927 | 27,237 | 28,264 | 28,924 | 27,446 | 27,679 | 25,766 | 24,371 | 20,038 | 14,777 | 287,983 |
| 2015 | 17,866 | 20,056 | 23,790 | 26,494 | 27,691 | 25,859 | 26,974 | 27,257 | 25,021 | 21,394 | 19,686 | 17,805 | 279,893 |
| 2016 | 14,873 | 14,873 | |||||||||||
| Total | 787,185 | ||||||||||||
See also
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Catalina Solar Project - Project Profile" (PDF). EDF Renewable Energy. August 2012. Retrieved November 6, 2013.
- 1 2 "Project Detail - Catalina Solar Project". EDF Renewable Energy. 2013. Retrieved November 6, 2013.
- ↑ Energy Information Administration. "Catalina Solar LLC, Monthly". Electricity Data Browser. Retrieved May 7, 2014.
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