The Space Coast Next Generation Solar Energy Center is a 10 megawatt (MW) solar photovoltaic (PV) facility at the Kennedy Space Center, Florida.FPL Launches 10-MW Space Coast PV Project (April 9, 2010) Renewable Energy World. Commissioned in April 2010, the center is the result of a partnership between NASA and Florida Power & Light. The facility has approximately 35,000 solar photovoltaic panels from SunPower covering an area of 60 acres. The facility provides slightly less than one percent of the power needed to keep Kennedy Space Center up and running.

A 1 MW solar photovoltaic array is also located at the Kennedy Space Center.Solar Power Plant at Kennedy Supplying Electricity to Floridians

The Space Coast Next Generation Solar Energy Center was the second largest-scale solar facility in Florida, with the 25 MW DeSoto Next Generation Solar Energy Center being the largest, until the construction of the 75 MW Martin Next Generation Solar Energy Center.

Production

+Generation (MW·h) of Space Coast Next Gen Solar Energy Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Total 2010 266 1,883 1,851 1,772 1,641 1,639 1,663 1,681 1,481 1,395 15,272 2011 1,285 1,429 1,829 1,909 1,852 1,793 1,708 1,508 1,540 1,412 1,362 1,215 18,842 2012 1,540 1,293 1,863 1,828 1,761 1,482 1,815 1,471 1,543 1,361 1,386 1,165 18,508 2013 1,275 1,447 1,877 1,640 1,725 1,518 1,576 1,705 1,498 1,631 1,044 1,233 18,169 2014 1,092 1,283 1,655 1,702 1,841 1,526 1,496 1,618 1,330 1,697 1,208 1,103 17,551 2015 1,303 1,315 1,687 1,589 1,903 1,645 1,609 1,489 1,356 1,416 1,272 1,098 17,682 2016 1,114 1,562 1,619 1,816 1,813 1,568 1,857 1,612 1,403 1,336 1,372 1,228 18,30020179281,1321,3941,5181,6601,4201,5841,4301,3741,1961,05786415,55720181,1631,2661,8371,7771,3841,5551,5491,5641,5111,5721,2161,15217,54620191,0551,1201,5771,6731,7001,4391,4541,3731,5791,3431,2141,02716,55420201,0131,0961,4611,3241,5621,3481,3821,3191,1421,1159751,06114,79820211,1541,1711,5271,6421,8391,3581,4481,3771,3471,3641,1321,07216,431Total 205,210

See also

Copper Mountain Solar Facility List of photovoltaic power stations Renewable energy in the United States Renewable portfolio standard Solar power in the United States

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