Crafton Hills College Solar Farm

The Crafton Hills College Solar Farm is a 1.61 MWp (1.30 MWAC) concentrator photovoltaics (CPV) power station in Yucaipa, California. [1] It was built by Rosendin Electric using 140 dual-axis SF-1100S systems, each of which contains 28 SF-1100 modules. [2] Each module contains reflective optics to concentrate sunlight 650 times onto multi-junction solar cells, allowing a greater efficiency than other photovoltaic power plants. [3] The farm was constructed under California Solar Initiative (CSI) incentives and the projected annual output of 2.7 GW·h partially satisfies electricity consumption at the college. [4]

Crafton Hills College Solar Farm
CountryUnited States
LocationYucaipa, California
Coordinates34°02′35″N 117°05′56″W
StatusOperational
Commission date2012
Owner(s)Crafton Hills College
Solar farm
TypeCPV
Site area7.5 acres (3 ha)
Power generation
Units operational140 Solfocus SF-1100S
Nameplate capacity1.61 MWp, 1.30 MWAC
Capacity factor14.5% (average 2013-2016)
Annual net output1.65 GW·h, 220 MW·h/acre

Electricity production

Generation (MW·h) of Crafton Hills College Solar Farm[5]
YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
20122101811431341055439866
2013265492971091391311771721521511581460
2014465292109125138128138135122101691255
20151001261842072082142222241851561451192090
201670117129150186179209206181153131961806
2017-16-17-33-35-44-48-44-41-38-35-22-23-394
2018375260759097848580634335803
2019708112314415018117817514313184541514
202071969411815415417414411310483651368
Average Annual Production for years 2013-2016:1,650

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