McCoy Solar Energy Project
| McCoy Solar Energy Project | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Country | United States |
| Location | Riverside County, California |
| Coordinates | 33°43′N 114°45′W / 33.717°N 114.750°W |
| Status | Under construction |
| Solar farm | |
| Type | Flat-panel PV |
| Power generation | |
| Nameplate capacity | 250 MW |
The McCoy Solar Energy Project is a proposed 750 MW solar power station using photovoltaics planned for Riverside County, California, in the Mojave Desert, near Blythe, California.[1] Southern California Edison has agreed to purchase the first 250MW, once completed.[2] McCoy started generating energy in August 2015.[3] The first 250 MW is being constructed using CdTe thin film panels by First Solar with completion expected in 2016.[4] Completing the remaining 500 MW will depend on finding a buyer for the electricity.[5]
The McCoy Solar Energy Project was proposed by NextEra Energy, a publicly listed corporation based in Juno Beach, Florida and listed on the NYSE under the symbol NEE.
Statistics
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 11,848 | 15,276 | 13,102 | 15,127 | 19,238 | 74,591 | |||||||
| 2016 | 24,621 | 40,810 | 54,194 | 60,217 | 79,264 | 79,674 | 79,217 | 75,872 | 64,449 | 57,029 | 44,431 | 34,600 | 694,378 |
| Total | 768,969 | ||||||||||||
See also
References
- ^ McCoy Solar Energy Project Archived 2013-04-01 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ World's largest solar plant opens in Riverside County, The Desert Sun, February 10, 2015
- ^ McCoy Solar Energy Project, U.S. Energy Information Agency
- ^ First Solar to Build 250MW Power Plant in California for NEXTERA Energy Resources
- ^ World's largest solar plant opens in Riverside County
- ^ "McCoy Solar Energy Project, Monthly". Electricity Data Browser. Energy Information Administration. Retrieved March 8, 2017.
