Silver State South Solar Project
{{Short description|Photovoltaic power plant located in Clark County, Nevada,}}
{{Infobox power station
| name = Silver State South Solar Project
| image =
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| country = United States
| location = Clark County
| coordinates = {{coord|35|36|37|N|115|20|06|W|region:US-NV_type:landmark_dim:1km|display=inline,title}}
| owner = NextEra Energy Resources
| status = O
| construction_began = September 3, 2014
| commissioned = December 9, 2016
| decommissioned =
| solar_type = Flat-panel PV
single-axis tracking
| ps_site_area = {{Convert|2,900|acre|ha}}
| ps_electrical_capacity = 250 MWAC
| ps_electrical_cap_fac = 31.6% (average 2017-2019)
| ps_annual_generation = 692 GW·h, 239 MW·h/acre
}}
The Silver State South Solar Project is a 250 megawatt (MWAC) photovoltaic power plant located in Clark County, Nevada, and near the previously completed 50 MWAC Silver State North Solar Project and the 530 MW gas-fired Higgins Generating Station. The project was completed in late 2016 and was constructed by subcontractors for First Solar.{{cite web |url=https://brahmagroupinc.com/case-study/silver-state-south-solar-project/ |title=Project Spotlight Silver State South Solar Project |author=Brahma Group |date=2015 }}{{cite web |url=https://www.pv-tech.org/news/first-solar-commissions-250mw-silver-state-south-project |title=First Solar commissions 250MW Silver State South project |publisher=pv-tech.org |date=December 9, 2016 }} The plant is owned and operated by a subsidiary of NextEra Energy Resources, and power is being sold to Southern California Edison.{{cite web |url=http://investor.firstsolar.com/releasedetail.cfm?releaseid=869381 |title=Construction Begins on 250MW Silver State Solar Project in Primm Nevada |author=First Solar |date=September 3, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117014842/http://investor.firstsolar.com/releasedetail.cfm?releaseid=869381 |archive-date=November 17, 2015 }}
The project occupies approximately 2,900 acres of public lands{{cite web|url=http://www.blm.gov/style/medialib/blm/nv/field_offices/las_vegas_field_office/energy/silver_state_south.Par.13467.File.dat/First%20Solar_Fact%20Sheet%20(3).pdf |title=BLM Supplemental EIS |author=Bureau of Land Management |date=September 2011 }} and is located adjacent to Primm, Nevada, in the Jean Lake/Roach Lake Special Recreation Management Area (SRMA).{{cite web |url=http://www.blm.gov/style/medialib/blm/nv/field_offices/las_vegas_field_office/energy/silver_state_south/map.Par.69660.File.dat/MAP%20Silver%20State%20South%20Solar%20Project.pdf |title=Silver State South |author=Bureau of Land Management }}
Electricity Production
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|+Generation (MW·h) of Silver State Solar Power South {{cite web |url=https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/browser/#/plant/58644/?pin=ELEC.PLANT.GEN.58644-SUN-ALL.M&linechart=ELEC.PLANT.GEN.58644-SUN-ALL.M |title=Silver State Solar Power South, Monthly |work=Electricity Data Browser |publisher=Energy Information Administration |access-date=November 2, 2019}} | |||||||||||||
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015
| || || || || || || || || || || 384 || 8,211 ! 8,595 | |||||||||||||
| 2016
| 13,533 || 23,351 || 29,167 || 45,956 || 62,921 || 61,971 || 66,962 || 71,718 || 63,439 || 51,756 || 39,479 || 28,335 ! 558,588 | |||||||||||||
| 2017
| 29,556 || 32,848 || 56,693 || 62,421 || 69,859 || 73,677 || 71,278 || 78,328 || 73,826 || 71,825 || 46,787 || 44,062 ! 711,159 | |||||||||||||
| 2018
| 33,729 || 43,256 || 55,401 || 69,164 || 73,144 || 85,662 || 72,966 || 73,783 || 70,975 || 55,643 || 43,498 || 33,672 ! 710,894 | |||||||||||||
| 2019
| 34,522 || 37,774 || 52,251 || 61,824 || 65,523 || 72,168 || 72,876 || 70,959 || 60,663 || 58,888 || 40,185 || 27,138 ! 654,772 | |||||||||||||
| colspan=13|Average Annual Production (years 2017-2019) ---> | 692,275 |
See also
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References
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External links
- [http://www.blm.gov/nv/st/en/fo/lvfo/blm_programs/energy/Silver_State_Solar_South.html Silver State Solar South Project]
{{Energy resource facilities in Nevada}}
{{Solar power in the United States}}
Category:Solar power in the Mojave Desert
Category:Photovoltaic power stations in the United States
Category:Solar power stations in Nevada
Category:Buildings and structures in Clark County, Nevada