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 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.First Solar & NRG Open 21-MW Blythe Project Renewable Energy World, December 22, 2009. Another 20 MW plant called NRG Solar Blythe II came online in April 2017.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
Production
+Generation (MW·h) of FSE Blythe 1 LLC Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Total 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 45,908Total 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
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