The Blue Wing Solar Project is a 16.6 MWp (14.4 MWAC) solar photovoltaic (PV) power plant in San Antonio, Texas. It was one of the largest PV facilities in Texas when it came online in late 2010 and is owned by a Duke Energy Subsidiary.
Project Details The project covers near the intersection of highways IH 37 and U.S. 181.Texas' Largest Solar Project Breaks Ground In San Antonio (April 15, 2010), CPS Energy. It has 214,500 solar photovoltaic modules manufactured by US firm First Solar that are mounted onto fixed-tilt (20deg) racks. The plant is expected to produce more than 26 GWh of electricity per year.The Blue Wing Solar Project: “Truly Utility-Scale”
The installation also includes a 500-kilowatt demonstration facility where a variety of other thin film and crystalline silicon PV modules, as well as a concentrator photovoltaic (CPV) unit, have been installed for evaluation and comparison purposes. The Blue Wing Solar Project: 223,900 First Solar panels and 4,444 racks on 113 acres producing 16 megawatts, GreenTech Media, November 16, 2010
Electricity Production
+Generation (MW·h) of Blue Wing Solar Energy Generation Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Total 2010 5,359 2,849 8,208 2011 614 1,521 2,148 2,920 3,423 3,988 3,393 3,554 2,644 2,183 1,216 1,035 28,639 2012 1,175 1,142 1,636 2,450 2,496 2,682 2,514 2,527 2,135 1,858 1,672 2,907 25,193 2013 1,293 1,662 2,476 2,006 2,428 2,346 2,498 2,538 2,095 1,922 1,243 1,179 23,688 2014 638 308 818 927 2,376 2,342 2,701 2,840 3,068 3,314 2,328 1,481 23,141 2015 1,080 1,089 1,394 1,453 1,439 2,235 2,556 2,717 2,327 1,994 1,220 2,464 21,969 2016 1,393 1,708 1,624 1,674 1,553 2,071 2,256 1,834 2,464 2,470 2,054 2,081 23,182 2017 675 866 1,561 1,976 2,554 2,472 2,588 2,337 1,953 2,180 1,663 1,769 22,594Average Annual Production (years 2011-2017) 24,000
See also
List of photovoltaic power stations Renewable energy in the United States Renewable portfolio standard Solar power in the United States
References
External links
Duke website