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 / 33.717; -114.750Coordinates: 33°43′N 114°45′W / 33.717°N 114.750°W / 33.717; -114.750
Status Under construction
Solar field
Type Flat-panel PV
Site area 12 square miles (31 km2)
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

Generation (MW·h) of McCoy Solar Energy Project [6]
YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
2015 11,84815,27613,10215,12719,238 74,591
2016 24,62140,81054,19460,21779,26479,67479,21775,87264,44957,02944,43134,600 694,378
Total768,969

See also

References

  1. ↑ McCoy Solar Energy Project Archived 2013-04-01 at the Wayback Machine.
  2. ↑ World's largest solar plant opens in Riverside County, The Desert Sun, February 10, 2015
  3. ↑ McCoy Solar Energy Project, U.S. Energy Information Agency
  4. ↑ First Solar to Build 250MW Power Plant in California for NEXTERA Energy Resources
  5. ↑ World's largest solar plant opens in Riverside County
  6. ↑ "McCoy Solar Energy Project, Monthly". Electricity Data Browser. Energy Information Administration. Retrieved March 8, 2017.
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