Genesis Solar Energy Project

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The Genesis Solar Energy Project is a concentrated solar power station located in the Mojave Desert on 1,920 acres (780 ha) of Bureau of Land Management land, in eastern Riverside County, California. The plant is owned/managed by Genesis Solar, LLC, a subsidiary of NextEra Energy Resources, LLC. The Genesis Solar Energy Project is located about 25 miles (40 km) west of Blythe, in the Lower Colorado River Valley.[4] The plant was built in the Colorado Desert along an ancient trade route that native people had traveled for thousands of years. The route traversed the Sonoran Desert and enabled trade between the Colorado River and the coast.[5][6]

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Genesis Solar Energy Project
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Mirrors of the project,
Mojave Desert, Lower Colorado River Valley, California.
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CountryUnited States
LocationRiverside County, California
Coordinates33°39′54″N 114°59′41″W
StatusOperational
Construction beganDecember 15, 2010
Commission dateApril 24, 2014[1]
Construction costUS$1.25 billion[2]
OwnerNextEra Energy Partners
OperatorNextEra Energy Resources
Solar farm
TypeCSP
CSP technologyParabolic trough
Collectors500,000
Site area1,920 acres (780 ha)
Power generation
Units operational2 x 140 MWe (gross)
Nameplate capacity250 MW[3]
Capacity factor28.32% (2016-2020)
Annual net output620 GW·h
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The solar power plant consists of two independent 125 MW net (140 MW gross) sections, using solar trough technology.[7] This was one of three of the world's largest solar plants, that began supplying power in 2013 and 2014, located in the deserts of Riverside and San Bernardino counties.[8] The Project power block and solar arrays occupy about 1,360 acres (550 ha) of the site. The rest are the evaporation ponds, access road, administration buildings and some fenced open area. The 1840 Solar Collector Assemblies are 1,048 square metres (11,280 sq ft) each, yielding 1,928,320 square metres (20,756,300 sq ft) of total solar aperture.

A June 2014 report details the project's potential impact on bird populations.[9]

Production

Genesis Solar Energy Project's production is as follows (MWh).[10]

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Generation (MW·h) of Genesis Solar Energy Project [10]
YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
2013 3456,684 7,029
2014 4,89213,08048,45560,96072,62180,97968,86166,96963,97646,23635,27113,813 576,113
2015 16,87640,98060,87570,91972,72570,89870,19069,00952,73241,16033,60121,489 621,454
2016 17,57345,94055,70455,73779,17776,28277,78767,89058,97148,24530,61810,218 624,142
2017 21,24828,11262,03164,57575,99283,29768,33668,70462,51555,70822,09916,214 627,831
2018 24,00037,45250,34863,37979,07480,33765,78767,57167,82043,91829,75513,701 623,142
2019 21,50432,73749,44264,30471,05976,97870,78473,91860,20356,90326,79412,417 617,043
2020 18,87434,18446,42868,15382,83778,97382,89764,03750,64446,57929,4356,088 609,129
2021 1,90516,63155,79766,67278,89967,83955,49262,51652,33342,88227,35810,283 538,607
2022 22,27537,73055,67168,62580,94978,28562,52957,54250,69450,52331,06817,816 613,707
2023 13,87932,89940,67670,31279,40482,24973,30064,97759,06453,89329,48918,042 618,184
Total (2013-2023)6,070,352
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Maximum production was estimated at 580,000 MW·h per year.[11]

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