Roserock Solar
Roserock Solar Facility | |
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Country | United States |
Location | Pecos County, Texas |
Coordinates | 30°57′37″N 103°18′24″W / 30.96028°N 103.30667°W |
Status | Operational |
Commission date | December, 2016 |
Construction cost | $275 million |
Owner(s) | Southern Company and Recurrent Energy |
Solar farm | |
Type | Flat-panel PV single-axis tracking |
Site area | 1,300 acres (5.26 km2) |
Power generation | |
Make and model | 700,000 CS6X-P modules |
GW·h, 279 MW·h/acre | |
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The Roserock Solar Facility is a 157
Apache Corporation. It is located about a mile north of Interstate-10, and 20 miles west of Fort Stockton.[1][2]
Facility details
The project was developed by Recurrent Energy, which was acquired by the
photovoltaic panel manufacturer Canadian Solar in February 2015.[4] Construction on the project was financed for about $275 million[5] and began in November 2015. The engineering, procurement, and construction contractor was McCarthy Building Companies and the project employed about 480 workers at its peak.[1]
The project uses approximately 700,000 CS6X-P series panels (
Wp each)[6] from Canadian Solar that are mounted on single-axis trackers.[1] It began sending electricity to the grid in late November 2016.[7] On November 30, 2016, Recurrent Energy sold a controlling interest in the completed facility to Southern Power. The electricity is being sold to Austin Energy under a 20-year power purchase agreement.[5]
Electricity production
Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total |
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2016 | 6,495 | 20,330 | 26,825 | ||||||||||
2017 | 27,371 | 29,280 | 39,767 | 37,916 | 41,442 | 37,496 | 41,301 | 36,702 | 31,019 | 31,132 | 21,145 | 20,819 | 396,390 |
2018 | 26,479 | 25,710 | 30,535 | 24,286 | 11,749 | 18,368 | 20,462 | 15,301 | 18,013 | 19,464 | 23,807 | 18,111 | 252,285 |
2019 | 21,152 | 22,587 | 18,011 | 41,151 | 39,988 | 43,455 | 44,443 | 42,477 | 32,021 | 32,217 | 22,378 | 25,070 | 384,950 |
2020 | 24,349 | 23,972 | 28,614 | 40,464 | 44,650 | 46,173 | 46,813 | 43,101 | 33,048 | 32,889 | 27,796 | 22,709 | 414,578 |
2021 | 25,975 | 22,362 | |||||||||||
Average Annual Production (years 2017–2020) ---> | 362,051 |
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Roserock Solar Facility fact sheet" (PDF). Southern Company. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
- ^ "Roserock Solar Facility fact sheet". Recurrent Energy. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
- ^ "Sharp Corp. to acquire Recurrent Energy" (Press release). Recurrent Energy. September 21, 2010. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
- ^ "Canadian Solar Finally Acquires Recurrent Energy for $265 Million in Cash" (Press release). GreenTech Media. February 2, 2015. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
- ^ a b "Recurrent Energy Sells Majority Stake In 212 MW Roserock Solar Project" (Press release). Solar Industry. November 30, 2015. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
- ^ "Canadian Solar CS6X-P series module" (PDF). Retrieved February 12, 2019.
- ^ a b "Roserock Solar, Monthly". Electricity Data Browser. Energy Information Administration. Retrieved November 17, 2020.