San Luis Valley Solar Ranch
| San Luis Valley Solar Ranch | |
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| Country | United States |
| Location | San Luis Valley |
| Coordinates | 37°41′30″N 105°55′01″W / 37.6917°N 105.917°W |
| Status | Operational |
| Commission date | December 2011 |
| Operator(s) | |
| Solar farm | |
| Type | Flat-panel PV |
| Power generation | |
| Units operational | 110,000 SunPower 320W panels |
| Nameplate capacity | 30 MW |
| Annual net output | 78 GWh |
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.[1]
Production
| Year | January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 2,605 | 2,605 | |||||||||||
| 2012 | 4,320 | 4,795 | 7,329 | 7,458 | 8,693 | 9,100 | 7,943 | 7,304 | 6,319 | 6,394 | 4,624 | 3,261 | 77,540 |
| 2013 | 3,223 | 4,397 | 6,528 | 6,710 | 7,853 | 7,713 | 7,830 | 7,410 | 6,589 | 6,311 | 4,070 | 4,100 | 72,734 |
| 2014 | 4,680 | 5,335 | 7,184 | 7,246 | 7,927 | 8,855 | 7,637 | 9,658 | 6,549 | 5,885 | 4,650 | 2,887 | 78,493 |
| 2015 | 3,277 | 4,919 | 7,229 | 7,682 | 7,359 | 8,080 | 7,177 | 7,578 | 6,720 | 5,299 | 4,652 | 3,804 | 73,776 |
| 2016 | 3,916 | 5,444 | 6,977 | 6,991 | 8,042 | 8,612 | 39,982 | ||||||
| Total | 345,130 | ||||||||||||
See also
- List of photovoltaic power stations
- Renewable energy in the United States
- Renewable portfolio standard
- Solar power in the United States
References
- ^ San Luis Valley Solar Ranch
- ^ Energy Information Administration. "San Luis Valley Solar Ranch, Monthly". Electricity Data Browser. Retrieved July 29, 2013.
