Catalina Solar Project
Photovoltaic power station in California
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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 an area of 445 hectares (1,100 acres).
| Catalina Solar Project | |
|---|---|
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| Country | United States |
| Location | Kern County, California |
| Coordinates | 34°55′51″N 118°20′06″W |
| Status | Operational |
| Construction began | May 2012 |
| Commission date | Phase 1: December 2012, phase 2: August 2013 |
| Owner | enXco |
| Operator | enXco |
| Solar farm | |
| Type | Flat-panel PV |
| Site area | 445 ha (1,100 acres)[1] |
| Power generation | |
| Units operational | >1.1 million |
| Nameplate capacity | 143.2 MW |
Construction began in May, 2012 and was fully completed in August, 2013.[2] It uses 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 | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | 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 | 21,747 | 23,337 | 20,187 | 26,765 | 27,173 | 28,073 | 26,978 | 24,757 | 21,016 | 18,962 | 15,500 | 269,368 |
| Total | 1,041,680 | ||||||||||||
