Catalina Solar Project

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).

Catalina Solar Project
CountryUnited States
LocationKern County, California
Coordinates34°55′51″N 118°20′06″W
StatusOperational
Construction beganMay 2012
Commission datePhase 1: December 2012,
phase 2: August 2013
Owner(s)enXco
Operator(s)enXco
Solar farm
TypeFlat-panel PV
Site area445 ha (1,100 acres)[1]
Power generation
Units operational>1.1 million
Nameplate capacity143.2 MW

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

Generation (MW·h) of Catalina Solar LLC [3]
YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
2012 200 200
2013 5,18212,27915,964011,31720,61623,70927,33825,98924,50618,62918,707 204,236
2014 18,99119,56324,92727,23728,26428,92427,44627,67925,76624,37120,03814,777 287,983
2015 17,86620,05623,79026,49427,69125,85926,97427,25725,02121,39419,68617,805 279,893
2016 14,87321,74723,33720,18726,76527,17328,07326,97824,75721,01618,96215,500 269,368
Total1,041,680

See also

References

  1. "Catalina Solar Project - Project Profile" Archived 2014-12-09 at the Wayback Machine (PDF). EDF Renewable Energy. August 2012. Retrieved November 6, 2013.
  2. "Project Detail - Catalina Solar Project" Archived 2013-01-02 at Archive.today. EDF Renewable Energy. 2013. Retrieved November 6, 2013.
  3. "Catalina Solar LLC, Monthly". Electricity Data Browser. Energy Information Administration. Retrieved March 8, 2017.



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