- Owner: Optisolar
Project Name: Topaz Solar Farm
Size: 550 MW
Technology: Amorphous silicon thin-film solar
Location: San Luis Obispo County, California
Power Purchaser: PG&E
Status: Construction scheduled to start 2010, first power delivered by 2011, completion by 2013.
- Owner: eSolar
Size: 245 MW
Technology: Solar Thermal Central Power Tower
Location: Antelope Valley region of Southern California
Power Purchaser: Southern California Edison
Status: The series of fully operational plants is scheduled for production in 2011
- Owner: Abengoa Solar
Project Name: Solana plant
Size: 280 MW
Technology: Parabolic Trough Plant with storage
Location: Gila Bend, Ariz.
Power Purchaser: Arizona Public Service
Estimate Completion Date: 2011
- Owner: Ausra
Project Name: Carrizo Energy Farm
Size: 177 MW
Technology: Compact Linear Fresnel Reflector
Location: San Luis Obispo County, Calif.
Power Purchaser: PG&E
Status: Planned to start delivering power in 2010.
- Owner: Stirling Energy Systems
Project Name: Solar One
Size: 500 MW with expansion option to 850 MW
Technology: 20,000 - 34,000 solar dish Stirling systems
Location: East of Barstow, Calif.
Power Purchaser: Southern California Edison
- Owner: Stirling Energy Systems
Project Name: Solar Two
Size: 300 MW with expansion options to 900 MW
Technology: 12,000 - 36,000 solar dish Stirling systems
Location: Imperial Valley near El Centro, CA
Power Purchaser: San Diego Gas & Electric
- Owner: Solel
Project Name: Solel
Size: 553 MW
Technology: Solar thermal parabolic trough technology
Location Mojave Desert
Power Purchaser: PG&E
Estimated Time Line: Scheduled for completion by 2011.
- Owner: BrightSource
Size: 100 MW
Technology: Solar Thermal Central Power Tower
Location: Ivanpah, California
Power Purchaser: PG&E
Estimated Completion: 2011
Project Details: This is one of three plants PG&E has agreed to purchase power from, totaling 500 MW with t he option to expand to 900 MW.
- Owner: FPL Energy
Project Name: SEGS III-VII
Size: 150 MW
Technology: Solar Thermal Parabolic Trough
Location: Kramer Junction, Calif.
Power Purchaser: Southern California Edison
Operation Date: In service since 1998.
Project Details: Made up of five 30 MW cluste rs. Originally developed by Luz, the company was bought by Solel which then sold the installations to FPL.
- Owner: FPL Energy
Project Name: SEGS VIII-IX
Size: 160 MW
Technology: Solar Thermal Parabolic Trough
Location: Harper Lake, Calif.
Power Purchaser: Southern California Edison
Date: In service since 1990. Originally developed by Luz, the company was bought by Solel which then sold the installations to FPL.
- Owner: FPL Energy
Project Name: Martin Next Generation Solar Energy Center
Size: 75 MW
Technology: Solar thermal
Location: Martin County, Fla. at FPL's existing combined-cycle power plant.
Estimated Time Line: Construction to commence by the beginning of 2009.
- Owner: FPL Energy
Project Name: DeSoto Next Generation Solar Energy Center
Size: 25 MW
Technology: Photovoltaic solar
Location: DeSoto County, Fla.
Estimated Time Line: Construction is to start by end of 2008.
Project Details: SunPower will design and build the power, FPL will own and operate it.
- Owner: FPL Energy
Project Name: Space Coast Next Generation Solar Energy Center
Size: 10 MW
Technology: Photovoltaic solar
Location: Kennedy Space Center
Estimated Time Line: Construction to commence by the beginning of 2009
Project Details: SunPower will design and build the plant, FPL will own and operate it.
- Owner: FPL Energy
Project Name: Beacon Solar Energy Project
Size: 250 MW
Technology: Parabolic trough solar thermal
Location: Kern County, Calif.
Estimated Time Line: Construction to start 2009, commercial operation by Q3 2011.
- Owner: SunPower
Project Name: High Plains Ranch II
Size: 250 MW
Technology: Silicon photovoltaic
Location: San Luis Obispo County, Calif.
Power Purchaser: PG&E
Estimated Completion: 2010
- Owner: Acciona
Project Name: Nevada Solar One plant
Size: 64 MW
Technology: Parabolic trough
Location: Boulder City, NV
Power Purchaser: Nevada Power Co., Sierra Pacific Power Co.
Status: Operational since June 2007.
- Owner: Cleantech America
Project Name: CalRENEW-1
Size: 5 MW
Technology: Silicon photovoltaic
Location: Mendota, Calif.
Power Purchaser: PG&E
Estimated Completion: 2009
- Owner: GreenVolts
Project Name: GV1
Size: 2 MW
Technology: High concentration photovoltaic
Location: Tracy, Calif.
Power Purchaser: PG&E
Estimated Completion: 2009
- Owner: SunEdison
Size: 21.5 MW (estimated cost: $173 million)
Technology: Silicon photovoltaic
Location: Davidson County, N.C.
Power Purchaser: Duke Energy
Estimated Time Line: Construction of the farm is to commence in 2009 with a minimum of 16 megawatts delivered by the end of 2010.
- Owner: First Solar
Project Name: El Dorado Energy Solar Project
Size: 10 MW
Technology: Thin Film Photovoltaics
Location: Boulder City, Nev.
Power Purchaser: Sempra Generation
Stats: Under construction, planned for complete by the end of 2008
- Owner: First Solar
Size: 7.5 MW (with the potential to scale up to 21 MW)
Technology: Thin Film Solar
Location: Blythe, Calif.
Power Purchaser: Southern California Edison
- Owner: Solargenix
Project Name: Saguaro Solar Power Plant
Size: 1 MW
Technology: Parabolic Trough
Location: Red Rock, Ariz.
Power Purchaser: Arizona Public Service
Status: Operating since April 2006
Details: "The major players in the project are Solargenix, now a subsidiary of Spain's Acciona Group, as the overall system designer and integrator; Germany's Schott provided the solar receivers, which are the key component of transferring the sun's energy into useable heat; Ormat, which provided the generator; and Arizona Public Service Company (APS), the state's dominant energy utility, which purchased the USD$ 6.1 million turnkey project and its electrical output equivalent to the needs of more than 200 average homes." From RenewableEnergyWorld
- Owner: Emcore Corp. & SunPeak Power
Turnkey Provider: Emcore Corporation
Project Developer: SunPeak
Size: 200 MW to 700 MW
Technology: Lens Concentrating Photovoltaic
Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico
Power Purchaser:
Status: SunPeak said it would secure land and grid permits and access throughout 2008 and construction was scheduled to begin in 2009, but the project is contingent on the ITC's renewal.
- Owner: Inland Energy Inc.
Size: 50 MW (plus 500 MW natural gas)
Technology: Parabolic Trough Solar Thermal
Power Purchaser:
Details: The company's sites seem a little odd, but the plant is listed as being in "preconstruction" by the California Energy Commission.
- Owner: Inland Energy Inc.
Developer: Inland Energy, Inc.
Project Name: Victorville Hybrid Gas-Solar Plant
Size: 50 MW solar plus 500 MW natural gas.
Technology: Parabolic Trough Solar Thermal
Location: Victorville, CA
Power Purchaser:
Details: Originally filed in February 2007, the plant git full approval from the California Energy Commission in July of 2008. The developer hoped to start construction in the summer of 2008 with operations starting in summer 2010.
- Owner: Inland Energy, Inc.
Developer: Inland Energy, Inc.
Project Name: Palmdale Hybrid Gas-Solar Plant
Size: 50 MW solar plus 550 MW natural gas.
Technology: Parabolic Trough Solar Thermal
Location: Victorville, CA
Power Purchaser:
Details: The developer just filed an application with the California Energy Commission for this plant in August 2008. The developer hopes to begin commercial operation in summer 2013.
- Owner: San Joaquin Solar, LLC
Technology: Solar Thermal Trough with biofuel turbines
Size: 106.8 MW (from two separate 53.4 facilities) combines solar thermal-biofeul output
Details: During the peak times of available sunlight, San Joaquin Solar.s projects will function the same way other solar thermal plant are supposed to . using the suns rays to heat liquid to run turbines that generate electricity. But at night, or when there.s little sun, the steam turbines will kick over to run off of biomass, solving one of the key problems of solar generation.
Status: Commercial operations are planned to begin in 2011.
- Owner: Nellis Air Force Base
Nellis Air Force Base
Developer: MMA Renewable Ventures and SunPower
Size: 14 MW
Technology: Silicon Photovoltaic
Power Purchaser: U.S. Air Force and Nevada Power
Status: Generating power since December 2007.
- Owner: APS
Developer: APS and the City of Prescott
Project Name: Prescott Airport Solar Plant
Technology: Single axis tracking flat plate PV, and two-axis tracking High Concentrating PV. Solar Module Manufacturers:BP Solar, Sharp Electronics, Amonix
Size: 3.5 MW
Details: Started in 2002, over 5 MW is planned to cover 55 acres. Over 3.5 MW of one-axis PV is under construction, using conventionalPV panels. These systems deliver more energy from the solar panels by rotating them on a horizontal axis throughout the day.
Status: Commercial delivery of 3 MW began in 2006, while more capacity is still under construction.
- Owner: Sunray
Project Name: SEGS I
Owner/Operator: Sunray Energy, Inc.
Developer: Luz Industries
Power Purchaser: Southern California Edison
Size: 13.8 MW
Technology: Solar steam generation with natural gas superheating, including three hours of thermal energy storage.
Status: Commercial operation since 1985
- Owner: Sunray
Project Name: SEGS I
Owner/Operator: Sunray Energy, Inc.
Developer: Luz
Power Purchaser: Southern California Edison
Size: 30 MW
Technology: Solar steam generation with natural gas superheating, including three hours of thermal energy storage.
Status: Commercial operation since 1986
- Owner: Pepco Energy
Size: 2.36 MW
Technology: Silicon photovoltaic
Location: Roof of the Atlantic City Convention Center
Power Purchaser: Atlantic City Convention Center
Details: When completed, Pepco says this will be the largest rooftop solar installation on a single roof.
Status: Construction is scheduled to finish by the end of 2008.
- Owner: Tuscon Electric Power
Owner/Operator: Tuscon Electric Power
Size: 4.6 MW
Technology: Photovoltaic Cells
Location: Springerville, Ariz.
Status: Commercially operating since 2003.
- Owner: Recurrent Energy
Project Name: Sunset Reservoir
Size: 4.8 MW (combined with Pier 96)
Technology: Photovoltaic
Power Purchaser: San Francisco Public Utility Commission
Status: SFPUC has approved the project and agreed to purchase the power from this and the Pier 96 installation in a 25 year agreement. Pending ITC, the project is scheduled for completion in 2009.
- Owner: Optisolar
Project Name: Petrolia 20 MW Project
Size: 20 MW
Technology: Amorphous silicon thin-film solar
Location: Petrolia, Ontario
Power Purchaser: Chatham-Kent Hydro
Estimated dates: Construction to start 2008, completion by 2010
Details: This will be two 10 MW farms.
- Owner: Optisolar
Project Name: Sarnia 50 MW Project
Size: 50 MW
Technology: Amorphous silicon thin-film solar
Location: Sarnia, Ontario
Power Purchaser: Bluewater Power via Ontario Power Authority
Estimated time line: Construction is scheduled to start in 2008 and be completed by 2010.
Details: The project consists of five 10 MW farms
- Owner: Optisolar
Project Name: Tilbury 20 MW Project
Size: 20 MW
Technology: Amorphous silicon thin-film solar
Location: Tilbury, Ontario
Power Purchaser: Chatham-Kent Energy via Ontario Power Authority
Estimated time line: Construction is scheduled to being in 2009 and power will start to be delivered in 2010.
Details: The project will consist of two 10MW farms
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