Silver State South Solar Project

Silver State South Solar Project
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CountryUnited States
LocationClark County
Coordinates35°36′37″N 115°20′06″W / 35.61028°N 115.33500°W / 35.61028; -115.33500
StatusOperational
Construction beganSeptember 3, 2014
Commission dateDecember 9, 2016
OwnerNextEra Energy Resources
Solar farm
TypeFlat-panel PV
single-axis tracking
Site area2,900 acres (1,200 ha)
Power generation
Nameplate capacity250 MWAC
Capacity factor31.6% (average 2017-2019)
Annual net output692 GW·h, 239 MW·h/acre
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Layout of the project near Primm, NV

The Silver State South Solar Project is a 250 megawatt (MWAC) photovoltaic power plant located in Clark County, Nevada, and near the previously completed 50 MWAC Silver State North Solar Project and the 530 MW gas-fired Higgins Generating Station. The project was completed in late 2016 and was constructed by subcontractors for First Solar.[1][2] The plant is owned and operated by a subsidiary of NextEra Energy Resources, and power is being sold to Southern California Edison.[3]

The project occupies approximately 2,900 acres of public lands[4] and is located adjacent to Primm, Nevada, in the Jean Lake/Roach Lake Special Recreation Management Area (SRMA).[5]

Electricity Production

Generation (MW·h) of Silver State Solar Power South [6]
Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Total
2015 384 8,211 8,595
2016 13,533 23,351 29,167 45,956 62,921 61,971 66,962 71,718 63,439 51,756 39,479 28,335 558,588
2017 29,556 32,848 56,693 62,421 69,859 73,677 71,278 78,328 73,826 71,825 46,787 44,062 711,159
2018 33,729 43,256 55,401 69,164 73,144 85,662 72,966 73,783 70,975 55,643 43,498 33,672 710,894
2019 34,522 37,774 52,251 61,824 65,523 72,168 72,876 70,959 60,663 58,888 40,185 27,138 654,772
Average Annual Production (years 2017-2019) ---> 692,275

See also

References

  1. ^ Brahma Group (2015). "Project Spotlight Silver State South Solar Project".
  2. ^ "First Solar commissions 250MW Silver State South project". pv-tech.org. December 9, 2016.
  3. ^ First Solar (September 3, 2014). "Construction Begins on 250MW Silver State Solar Project in Primm Nevada". Archived from the original on November 17, 2015.
  4. ^ Bureau of Land Management (September 2011). "BLM Supplemental EIS" (PDF).
  5. ^ Bureau of Land Management. "Silver State South" (PDF).
  6. ^ "Silver State Solar Power South, Monthly". Electricity Data Browser. Energy Information Administration. Retrieved November 2, 2019.