Newberry Springs CPV Power Plant

The Newberry Springs CPV Power Plant is a 1.68 MWp (1.5 MWAC) concentrator photovoltaics (CPV) power station in Newberry Springs, California. [1] [2] It was built by Blattner Energy using 60 dual-axis CX-S530 systems, each of which contains 12 CX-M500 modules. [3] Each module contains 2,400 fresnel lenses to concentrate sunlight 500 times onto multi-junction solar cells, allowing a greater efficiency than other photovoltaic power plants. [4] The output is being sold to Southern California Edison under a 20-year Power Purchase Agreement. [5]

Newberry Springs CPV Power Plant
CountryUnited States
LocationNewberry Springs, California
Coordinates34°51′13″N 116°40′59″W
StatusOperational
Construction began2012
Commission date2013
Owner(s)Saint-Augustin Canada Electric
Solar farm
TypeCPV
Site area14 acres (6 ha)
Power generation
Units operational60 Soitec CX-S530
Nameplate capacity1.68 MWp, 1.50 MWAC
Capacity factor22.3% (average 2014-2020)
Annual net output2.93 GW·h, 209 MW·h/acre

Electricity production

Generation (MW·h) of Newberry Solar 1 [6]
YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
2013157157
20141261442533003443823533823733372801913,464
20151251582322602612692792822331961821492,625
2016981641812112632522942902562161851352,546
20171181312462623343623303052842621621702,966
20181381942222783353613123142972341611282,974
20191371592422812933543503422802571651062,966
20201532082032563363343773132462271791422,975
Average Annual Production for years 2014-2020:2,931

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