Blue Wing Solar Project
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Country | United States |
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The Blue Wing Solar Project is a 16.6
San Antonio, Texas. It was one of the largest PV facilities in Texas when it came online in late 2010 and is owned by a Duke Energy Subsidiary.[1]
Project Details
The project covers 113 acres (46 ha) near the intersection of highways IH 37 and U.S. 181.[2] It has 214,500 solar photovoltaic modules manufactured by US firm First Solar that are mounted onto fixed-tilt (20deg) racks. The plant is expected to produce more than 26 GWh of electricity per year.[3]
The installation also includes a 500-kilowatt demonstration facility where a variety of other thin film and crystalline silicon PV modules, as well as a concentrator photovoltaic (CPV) unit, have been installed for evaluation and comparison purposes.[4]
Electricity Production
Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total |
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2010 | 5,359 | 2,849 | 8,208 | ||||||||||
2011 | 614 | 1,521 | 2,148 | 2,920 | 3,423 | 3,988 | 3,393 | 3,554 | 2,644 | 2,183 | 1,216 | 1,035 | 28,639 |
2012 | 1,175 | 1,142 | 1,636 | 2,450 | 2,496 | 2,682 | 2,514 | 2,527 | 2,135 | 1,858 | 1,672 | 2,907 | 25,193 |
2013 | 1,293 | 1,662 | 2,476 | 2,006 | 2,428 | 2,346 | 2,498 | 2,538 | 2,095 | 1,922 | 1,243 | 1,179 | 23,688 |
2014 | 638 | 308 | 818 | 927 | 2,376 | 2,342 | 2,701 | 2,840 | 3,068 | 3,314 | 2,328 | 1,481 | 23,141 |
2015 | 1,080 | 1,089 | 1,394 | 1,453 | 1,439 | 2,235 | 2,556 | 2,717 | 2,327 | 1,994 | 1,220 | 2,464 | 21,969 |
2016 | 1,393 | 1,708 | 1,624 | 1,674 | 1,553 | 2,071 | 2,256 | 1,834 | 2,464 | 2,470 | 2,054 | 2,081 | 23,182 |
2017 | 675 | 866 | 1,561 | 1,976 | 2,554 | 2,472 | 2,588 | 2,337 | 1,953 | 2,180 | 1,663 | 1,769 | 22,594 |
Average Annual Production (years 2011-2017) | 24,000 |
See also
- List of photovoltaic power stations
- Renewable energy in the United States
- Renewable portfolio standard
- Solar power in the United States
References
- ^ Downey, John (January 30, 2020). "Duke Energy's latest solar project is its biggest in Texas — but not for long". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved 2020-07-20.
- ^ Texas' Largest Solar Project Breaks Ground In San Antonio Archived December 9, 2010, at the Wayback Machine (April 15, 2010), CPS Energy.
- ^ The Blue Wing Solar Project: “Truly Utility-Scale”
- ^ The Blue Wing Solar Project: 223,900 First Solar panels and 4,444 racks on 113 acres producing 16 megawatts, GreenTech Media, November 16, 2010
- ^ "Blue Wing Solar Energy Generation, Monthly". Electricity Data Browser. Energy Information Administration. Retrieved 7 February 2019.