Webberville Solar Farm

The Webberville Solar Farm, is a 35 MWp (30 MWAC) photovoltaic array in located in Webberville, Texas,Technical details only about 6 miles east of the Tesla Gigafactory 5. It has 127,728 Trina Solar solar panelsWebberville Solar mounted on single-axis trackers, covers an area of , and was built at a cost of $250 million.New Austin solar farm will raise electricity bills It is expected to generate 61 GWh in the first year of operation,Webberville, Texas and 1.4 billion kWh over its 25 year life. Operation began on December 20, 2011, with a ribbon cutting by Austin mayor Lee Leffingwell on January 6, 2012.Austin Energy Activates 30 MW Solar Farm

The project was constructed by RES Americas, who will operate the plant for five years. In 2012, SunEdison sold the plant to MetLife and Longsol Holdings, but will operate the plant for 20 years upon the expiration of the responsibilities of RES Americas.SunEdison sells 30MW Webberville solar plant to MetLife and Longsol Holdings Austin Energy is purchasing the power generated under a 25 year PPA, and has a goal of generating 35% of power consumed from renewable resources by 2020.Largest Solar Farm in Texas Opens

Solar panelsWattsNumberTotal27032,0188.644860 MW27563,23817.390450 MW28032,0228.966160 MWTotal127,27835.0 MW Source:Webberville Solar Farm

Electricity Production

+Generation (MW·h) of Webberville Solar Project Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Total 2012 3,049 2,915 4,144 6,269 6,363 6,941 6,094 6,465 5,440 4,707 4,229 7,364 63,980 2013 3,211 4,110 6,113 5,017 6,068 5,861 6,217 6,343 5,173 4,810 3,112 2,943 58,978 2014 3,713 1,799 4,841 5,473 6,113 5,835 6,738 6,857 5,186 5,573 3,698 2,134 57,960 2015 3,060 3,244 4,183 4,535 4,400 5,943 6,916 6,296 5,482 4,721 2,129 2,820 53,729 2016 2,973 3,533 3,635 3,492 2,931 4,273 5,106 4,377 4,289 4,454 2,843 2,185 44,091 2017 1,866 2,393 4,316 5,460 7,057 6,832 7,153 6,459 5,397 6,024 4,597 4,890 62,444Average Annual Production (years 2012-2017) 56,900

See also

Solar power in Texas

References

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