Boulder Solar
Facility details
The 100 MW Boulder Solar 1 began construction on 600 acres in December 2015, and went online in mid-December 2016. It uses 288,000 tracker-mounted panels manufactured by SunPower. It has an expected annual production of about 280 GWh and will provide Boulder City with $20 million in land lease payments over the 20-year term.
Southern Power purchased a controlling (51%) interest in Boulder Solar 1 in November 2016. New Energy Solar purchased the remaining 49% interest in February 2018. The electricity is being sold to NV Energy under a 20-year power purchase agreement. Along with geothermal power and numerous smaller solar energy installations throughout the city, Boulder Solar 1 allowed Las Vegas to operate all municipal services with renewable energy sources starting at the end of 2016.
The 50 MW Boulder Solar 2, also constructed by SunPower, entered service in January 2017 with an expected annual production of 140 GWh. It is owned by American Electric Power and is also selling its electricity to NV Energy. Apple Inc. motivated this construction phase of the project through the participation of its northern Nevada data centers in the NV GreenEnergy Rider opportunity.
Electricity production
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Year | Total Annual MW·h |
---|---|
2016 | 10,740 |
2017 | 405,214 |
2018 | 415,341 |
2019 | 399,324 |
2020 | 417,972 |
2021 | 389,826 |
2022 | 397,756 |
Average (2017–2022) | 404,405 |
Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total |
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2016 | 10,740 | 10,740 | |||||||||||
2017 | 11,302 | 10,807 | 23,954 | 28,536 | 32,221 | 33,171 | 27,273 | 27,327 | 24,147 | 23,122 | 15,208 | 14,435 | 271,503 |
2018 | 14,653 | 17,350 | 22,677 | 28,887 | 31,586 | 33,857 | 28,388 | 26,658 | 26,169 | 20,714 | 16,626 | 12,538 | 280,103 |
2019 | 13,616 | 15,077 | 24,140 | 25,737 | 28,035 | 26,986 | 30,612 | 29,624 | 24,634 | 23,039 | 15,647 | 10,987 | 268,134 |
2020 | 281,229 | ||||||||||||
2021 | 260,496 | ||||||||||||
2022 | 267,761 |
Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total |
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2017 | 5,507 | 6,536 | 12,296 | 13,795 | 15,698 | 16,306 | 13,480 | 13,265 | 11,666 | 11,084 | 7,197 | 6,881 | 133,711 |
2018 | 7,079 | 8,146 | 11,006 | 14,014 | 15,311 | 16,522 | 13,923 | 12,723 | 12,656 | 9,902 | 7,959 | 5,997 | 135,238 |
2019 | 6,551 | 7,322 | 11,697 | 12,623 | 13,885 | 15,375 | 14,982 | 12,650 | 11,999 | 11,263 | 7,564 | 5,279 | 131,190 |
2020 | 136,743 | ||||||||||||
2021 | 129,330 | ||||||||||||
2022 | 130,085 |
See also
- Nevada Solar One
- Copper Mountain Solar Facility
- Techren Solar Project
- Solar power in Nevada
- List of power stations in Nevada
References
- ^ "SunPower to Build 100-Megawatt Solar Power Plant for NV Energy". SunPower. July 23, 2015.
- ^ "SunPower Starts Construction on 100 Megawatt Boulder Solar Plant for NV Energy". SunPower. December 3, 2015. Retrieved March 10, 2019.
- ^ Miller, Hayley (20 December 2016). "The City Of Las Vegas Is Now Powered Entirely By Renewable Energy". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
- ^ "Boulder Solar I Facility" (PDF). Southern Power. May 2018. Retrieved 2018-09-10.
- ^ Barhanovich, Jody (2018-02-21). "New Energy Solar buys stake in Nevada solar facility". IREI - Institutional Real Estate, Inc. Retrieved 2018-09-10.
- ^ "Council OKs $20 million solar lease". Boulder City Review. October 7, 2015. Retrieved March 10, 2019.
- ^ "Southern Power Buys Boulder Solar I Facility in Nevada". Electric Light and Power. November 18, 2016. Retrieved March 10, 2019.
- ^ "Boulder Solar I". New Energy Solar. Retrieved March 10, 2019.
- ^ Kelsey Misbrener (February 14, 2017). "50-MW Boulder Solar 2 power plant now serving NV Energy customers". Solar Power World. Retrieved March 10, 2019.
- ^ "Solar Resources". NV Energy. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
- ^ "NV Energy Starts Power Delivery from 50 MW Boulder Solar II Project in Nevada, US". powerinfotoday.com. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
- ^ "Boulder Solar 1, Monthly". Electricity Data Browser. Energy Information Administration. Retrieved May 14, 2020.
- ^ "Boulder Solar 1, Monthly". Electricity Data Browser. Energy Information Administration. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
- ^ "Boulder Solar 2, Monthly". Electricity Data Browser. Energy Information Administration. Retrieved May 14, 2020.
- ^ "Boulder Solar 2, Monthly". Electricity Data Browser. Energy Information Administration. Retrieved October 1, 2023.