Blue Wing Solar Project
The Blue Wing Solar Project is a 16.6 MWp (14.4 MWAC) solar photovoltaic (PV) power plant in San Antonio, Texas. It was one of the largest PV facilities in Texas when it came online in late 2010 and is owned by a Duke Energy Subsidiary.[1]
Project Details
The project covers 113 acres (46 ha) near the intersection of highways IH 37 and U.S. 181.[2] It has 214,500 solar photovoltaic modules manufactured by US firm First Solar that are mounted onto fixed-tilt (20deg) racks. The plant is expected to produce more than 26 GWh of electricity per year.[3]
The installation also includes a 500-kilowatt demonstration facility where a variety of other thin film and crystalline silicon PV modules, as well as a concentrator photovoltaic (CPV) unit, have been installed for evaluation and comparison purposes.[4]
Electricity Production
Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2010 | 5,359 | 2,849 | 8,208 | ||||||||||
2011 | 614 | 1,521 | 2,148 | 2,920 | 3,423 | 3,988 | 3,393 | 3,554 | 2,644 | 2,183 | 1,216 | 1,035 | 28,639 |
2012 | 1,175 | 1,142 | 1,636 | 2,450 | 2,496 | 2,682 | 2,514 | 2,527 | 2,135 | 1,858 | 1,672 | 2,907 | 25,193 |
2013 | 1,293 | 1,662 | 2,476 | 2,006 | 2,428 | 2,346 | 2,498 | 2,538 | 2,095 | 1,922 | 1,243 | 1,179 | 23,688 |
2014 | 638 | 308 | 818 | 927 | 2,376 | 2,342 | 2,701 | 2,840 | 3,068 | 3,314 | 2,328 | 1,481 | 23,141 |
2015 | 1,080 | 1,089 | 1,394 | 1,453 | 1,439 | 2,235 | 2,556 | 2,717 | 2,327 | 1,994 | 1,220 | 2,464 | 21,969 |
2016 | 1,393 | 1,708 | 1,624 | 1,674 | 1,553 | 2,071 | 2,256 | 1,834 | 2,464 | 2,470 | 2,054 | 2,081 | 23,182 |
2017 | 675 | 866 | 1,561 | 1,976 | 2,554 | 2,472 | 2,588 | 2,337 | 1,953 | 2,180 | 1,663 | 1,769 | 22,594 |
Average Annual Production (years 2011-2017) | 24,000 |
See also
- List of photovoltaic power stations
- Renewable energy in the United States
- Renewable portfolio standard
- Solar power in the United States
References
- ^ Downey, John (January 30, 2020). "Duke Energy's latest solar project is its biggest in Texas — but not for long". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved 2020-07-20.
- ^ Texas' Largest Solar Project Breaks Ground In San Antonio Archived December 9, 2010, at the Wayback Machine (April 15, 2010), CPS Energy.
- ^ The Blue Wing Solar Project: “Truly Utility-Scale”
- ^ The Blue Wing Solar Project: 223,900 First Solar panels and 4,444 racks on 113 acres producing 16 megawatts, GreenTech Media, November 16, 2010
- ^ "Blue Wing Solar Energy Generation, Monthly". Electricity Data Browser. Energy Information Administration. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
External links
- CPS website
- Duke website
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