San Luis Valley Solar Ranch

San Luis Valley Solar Ranch
Location of San Luis Valley Solar Ranch
Country	United States
Location	San Luis Valley
Coordinates	37°41.5′N 105°55′W
Status	Operational
Commission date	December 2011 (December 2011)
Developer(s)	SunPower
Solar farm information
Type	Flat-panel PV
Photovoltaic modules	110,000 SunPower 320W panels
Land area	320 acres (129 ha)
Power generation information
Installed capacity	30 MW
Annual generation	78 GW·h

The San Luis Valley Solar Ranch is a 30 MW photovoltaic solar power facility near the town of Mosca, Colorado, in the San Luis Valley. It uses single axis sun tracking.

Production

Generation (GWh)

Year	January	February	March	April	May	June	July	August	September	October	November	December	Total
2011											0.961	2.679	3.640
2012	4.320	4.795	7.329	7.486	8.693	9.100	7.943	7.304	6.319	6.394	4.624	3.261	77.568
2013	3.223	4.397	6.528										14.147
Total													95.354

See also

• List of photovoltaic power stations
• Renewable energy in the United States
• Renewable portfolio standard
• Solar power in the United States

External links

• San Luis Valley Solar Ranch Fact sheet