California Valley Solar Ranch
| California Valley Solar Ranch | |
|---|---|
California Valley Solar Ranch solar panels | |
| Country | United States |
| Location | Carrizo Plain, northeast of California Valley, CA |
| Coordinates | 35°19′48″N 119°54′36″W / 35.33000°N 119.91000°W |
| Status | Operational |
| Construction began | 2011 |
| Commission date | October 2013 |
| Construction cost | $1.6 billion (2015) ($2.01 billion in 2023 dollars) |
| Owner | NRG Solar |
| Operator | SunPower |
| Solar farm | |
| Type | Flat-panel PV |
| Site area | 1,966 acres (796 ha) |
| Power generation | |
| Nameplate capacity | 250 MWAC |
| Capacity factor | 30.8% (average 2014-2017) |
| Annual net output | 675 GW·h, 340 MW·h/acre |
| External links | |
| Website | www |
| Commons | Related media on Commons |
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The California Valley Solar Ranch (CVSR) is a 250 megawatt (MWAC) photovoltaic power plant in the Carrizo Plain, northeast of California Valley. The project is owned by NRG Energy, and SunPower is the EPC contractor and technology provider. The project constructed on 1,966 acres (796 ha) of a 4,365-acre (1,766 ha) site of former grazing land. It is utilizing high-efficiency, crystalline PV panels designed and manufactured by SunPower. The project includes up to 88,000 SunPower solar tracking devices to hold PV panels that track the sun across the sky.