Blythe Photovoltaic Power Plant
The 21 megawatt Blythe Photovoltaic Power Plant is a photovoltaic (PV) solar project in California. It is located in Blythe, California, in Riverside County about 200 miles (320 km) east of Los Angeles. Commercial operation began in December 2009. Electricity generated by the power plant is being sold to Southern California Edison under a 20-year power purchase agreement. Another 20 MW plant called NRG Solar Blythe II came online in April 2017.
Production
Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total |
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2009 | 1,372 | 1,372 | |||||||||||
2010 | 140 | 1,350 | 3,292 | 4,929 | 6,964 | 7,883 | 7,604 | 6,793 | 5,522 | 2,474 | 2,115 | 790 | 49,855 |
2011 | 29 | 2,191 | 3,135 | 5,202 | 6,384 | 8,204 | 7,057 | 7,270 | 5,018 | 4,011 | 1,424 | 1,351 | 51,275 |
2012 | 142 | 1,414 | 3,467 | 5,016 | 6,895 | 7,452 | 6,444 | 5,078 | 4,755 | 3,737 | 1,911 | 1,396 | 47,708 |
2013 | 861 | 1,764 | 3,004 | 3,167 | 3,564 | 4,543 | 4,286 | 5,768 | 5,607 | 4,964 | 4,941 | 5,156 | 47,624 |
2014 | 1,701 | 1,940 | 3,416 | 4,042 | 4,643 | 5,150 | 4,766 | 5,157 | 5,031 | 4,544 | 3,776 | 2,575 | 46,740 |
2015 | 2,192 | 2,763 | 4,049 | 4,544 | 4,568 | 4,706 | 4,871 | 4,930 | 4,069 | 3,427 | 3,175 | 2,614 | 45,908 |
Total | 290,482 |
See also
- Blythe Solar Power Project
- List of concentrating solar thermal power companies
- List of photovoltaic power stations
- List of solar thermal power stations
- Renewable energy in the United States
- Renewable portfolio standard
- Solar power in the United States
References
- ^ First Solar & NRG Open 21-MW Blythe Project Renewable Energy World, December 22, 2009.
- ^ Table 6.3. New Utility Scale Generating Units by Operating Company, Plant, and Month, 2017, Electric Power Monthly, U.S. Energy Information Administration, August 25, 2017
- ^ "FSE Blythe 1 LLC, Monthly". Electricity Data Browser. Energy Information Administration. Retrieved March 8, 2017.