The Desert Green Solar Farm is a 8.8 MWp (6.3 MWAC) concentrator photovoltaics (CPV) power station in Borrego Springs, California.
It was built by Blattner Energy using 299 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 San Diego Gas & Electric under a 25-year Power Purchase Agreement.
Electricity production +Generation (MW·h) of Desert Green Solar Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Total 2014 571 390 961 2015 738 931 1364 1531 1539 1585 1641 1661 1371 1155 1070 880 15,465 2016 549 916 1011 1178 1464 1404 1639 1616 1426 1202 1033 753 14,189 2017 533 595 1113 1187 1514 1640 1494 1382 1288 1186 733 771 13,437 2018 626 881 1007 1259 1518 1636 1414 1424 1348 1062 730 581 13,485 2019 712 831 1263 1468 1529 1848 1824 1787 1461 1342 859 553 15,478 2020 704 955 934 1177 1541 1534 1733 1436 1127 1042 824 652 13,661Average Annual Production for years 2015-2020: 14,286
See also
Touwsrivier CPV Solar Project Newberry Springs CPV Power Plant Solar power in California Solar power in the United States Renewable portfolio standard
References
External links RRC Power & Energy Surveying International - Desert Green Solar Field Helix Environmental Planning - Desert Green Solar Project