The Newberry Springs CPV Power Plant is a 1.68 MWp (1.5 MWAC) concentrator photovoltaics (CPV) power station in Newberry Springs, California.
It was built by Blattner Energy using 60 dual-axis CX-S530 systems, each of which contains 12 CX-M500 modules.
Each module contains 2,400 Fresnel lenses to concentrate sunlight 500 times onto multi-junction solar cells, allowing a greater efficiency than other photovoltaic power plants.
The output is being sold to Southern California Edison under a 20-year Power Purchase Agreement.
Electricity production +Generation (MW·h) of Newberry Solar 1 Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Total 2013 157 157 2014 126 144 253 300 344 382 353 382 373 337 280 191 3,464 2015 125 158 232 260 261 269 279 282 233 196 182 149 2,625 2016 98 164 181 211 263 252 294 290 256 216 185 135 2,546 2017 118 131 246 262 334 362 330 305 284 262 162 170 2,966 2018 138 194 222 278 335 361 312 314 297 234 161 128 2,974 2019 137 159 242 281 293 354 350 342 280 257 165 106 2,966 2020 153 208 203 256 336 334 377 313 246 227 179 142 2,975Average Annual Production for years 2014-2020: 2,931
See also
Alamosa Solar Generating Project List of photovoltaic power stations Renewable energy in the United States Renewable portfolio standard Solar power in the United States
External links VIDEO: Newberry - Soitec's first solar power plant in California STACE-Soitec High Concentration Solar PV System
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