Bison Solar Plant
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The Bison Solar Plant, also known as the Rawhide Flats Solar Plant, is a 30
Facility details
The plant occupies about 190 acres (77 ha) distributed adjacent to PRPA's natural gas and coal-fired Rawhide Energy Station.
The project was developed, constructed, and continues to be operated by Boulder-based juwi Inc., the U.S. subsidiary of the German renewable energy company juwi AG.[6] Construction began in February 2016, and commercial operation began in October 2016. The project was financed and is owned by PSEG Solar Source, a subsidiary of New Jersey's Public Service Enterprise Group. The completed facility cost about US$54 million.[4]
On February 14, 2019 PRPA announced that it entered an agreement to add another 20 MW of solar
Electricity production
Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total |
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2016 | 5,290 | 3,506 | 2,509 | 11,305 | |||||||||
2017 | 2,377 | 3,703 | 5,180 | 5,718 | 6,741 | 7,306 | 6,337 | 5,303 | 4,442 | 5,260 | 3,356 | 3,445 | 59,168 |
2018 | 3,339 | 3,926 | 5,077 | 6,153 | 7,090 | 7,620 | 6,641 | 6,631 | 6,373 | 4,752 | 3,917 | 2,836 | 64,356 |
2019 | 3,187 | 3,358 | 5,002 | 5,880 | 6,270 | 7,052 | 6,675 | 6,795 | 5,609 | 5,514 | 3,427 | 2,498 | 61,276 |
Average Annual Production (years 2017-2019) ---> | 61,600 |
See also
- Comanche Solar Project
- Solar power in Colorado
- Solar power in the United States
- Renewable energy in the United States
- Renewable portfolio standard
References
- ^ a b "S-Energy to Supply 74 MW of Solar Modules for Utility-Scale Projects in Colorado". prnewswire.com. May 11, 2016. Retrieved February 18, 2019.
- ^ a b "TMEIC to Supply New 1500V Solar Ware Samurai Inverters for 30MW U.S. Project". tmeic.com. April 25, 2016. Retrieved February 18, 2019.
- ^ "Sun Shines on Colorado's Newest Solar Project". pseg.com. September 29, 2016. Retrieved February 18, 2019.
- ^ a b c "PSEG Solar Source, PRPA, juwi dedicate new Rawhide Flats Solar Center". innovationnews.com. September 30, 2016. Retrieved February 18, 2019.
- ^ "S-Energy SN-72cell Standard Module". s-energy.com. Retrieved February 18, 2019.
- ^ a b "juwi Portfolio - Bison Solar". juwiamericas.com. Retrieved February 18, 2019.
- ^ "GE Partners with Looop, Bringing 1.5kV Solar Inverter Technology to Japan" (PDF). gepowerconversion.com. July 19, 2016. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
- ^ "Platte River Power Authority contracts for more solar energy". Reporter-Herald. February 14, 2019. Retrieved February 18, 2019.
- ^ "Platte River Power Authority - Solar". prpa.org. Retrieved February 18, 2019.
- ^ "Bison Solar, Monthly". Electricity Data Browser. Energy Information Administration. Retrieved November 3, 2019.