Springbok Solar Farm
| Springbok Solar Farm | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Country | United States |
| Location | Kern County, California |
| Coordinates | 35°21′N 118°00′W / 35.35°N 118°W |
| Status | Operational |
| Construction began | October 29, 2015 |
| Solar farm | |
| Type | Flat-panel PV |
| Power generation | |
| Nameplate capacity | 255 MW |
The Springbok Solar Farm is a solar farm for generating solar power in the northwestern Mojave Desert, near California City in eastern Kern County, California.[1]
The farms are expected to displace the equivalent of ~580,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide per year, which is equal to the amount that 21 million trees would displace annually.[2]
The projects are being developed by 8minutenergy, the largest independent solar power developer in the United States.[3]
Solar power station projects
The Springbok Solar Farm consists of 2 solar power station projects:
- Springbok 1 Solar Project — a 100 MW solar power station using photovoltaics.[1] Construction on the 700 acres (280 ha) site began in 2015 and it came online in July 2016.[4][5]
- Springbok 2 Solar Project — a 155 MW solar power station also using photovoltaics which came online in September 2016.[2][6][7]
- Springbok 3 Solar Project - a proposed 90MW solar power station using photovoltaics to be completed by the end of 2019.[8]
See also
- Solar power plants in the Mojave Desert
- Solar farm tax credit in the United States
- Solar power in the Mojave Desert — topics
References
- ^ a b 8minutenergy.com: Springbok 1 Solar Project website
- ^ a b 8minutenergy.com: Springbok 2 Solar Project website
- ^ 8minutenergy.com: 8minutenergy Projects
- ^ 8minutenergy.com: "Springbok 1 Solar Project breaks ground"
- ^ Table 6.3. New Utility Scale Generating Units by Operating Company, Plant, and Month, 2016, Electric Power Monthly, U.S. Energy Information Administration, October 25, 2016
- ^ 8minutenergy.com: "Power purchase agreement to develop Springbok 2 Solar Project"
- ^ Over 3.4 GW of large solar parks go live across US, SeeNews Renewables, Tsvetomira Tsanova, November 3, 2016
- ^ Table 6.5. Planned U.S. Electric Generating Unit Additions, October 2016, Electric Power Monthly, U.S. Energy Information Administration, October 25, 2016
