Stateline Solar Explained

Stateline Solar
Country:	United States
Location:	San Bernardino County
Coordinates:	35.5856°N -115.4358°W
Status:	O
Commissioned:	September 2016
Owner:	Southern Company and First Solar
Operator:	First Solar
Solar Type:	Flat-panel PV fixed tilt
Ps Site Area:	1685acres
Ps Electrical Capacity:	300 MWp, ~250 MWAC
Ps Electrical Cap Fac:	30.0% (average 2017-2019)
Ps Annual Generation:	656 GW·h, 390 MW·h/acre

Desert Stateline Solar Facility is a 300 MW_p (about 250 MW_AC) utility-scale^[1] solar photovoltaic power station constructed by First Solar in San Bernardino County in California, USA. It is located at the base of Clark Mountain in California, across the state line from Primm, Nevada, and adjacent to the Ivanpah Solar Power Facility.

The project uses approximately 3.2 million panels from First Solar, an amount similar to the 250 MW_AC Moapa Southern Paiute Solar Project.^[2]

The plant's first 150 megawatts (MW) came online in late 2015,^{[3] [4]} and it entered full commercial operation in the third quarter of 2016.^[5] In September 2015, it was announced that Southern Company had purchased a controlling interest in the project.^[6] First Solar continues to operate the facility. Power is sold to Southern California Edison under a 20-year power purchase agreement.^[5]

Electricity production

Generation (MW·h) of Stateline Solar ^[7]

Year	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Total
2015												10,000	10,000
2016	17,099	27,608	39,592	43,113	51,623	53,072	60,006	60,235	59,467	54,253	47,456	34,280	547,804
2017	26,089	29,141	54,474	58,124	74,122	80,287	73,112	67,639	63,029	58,068	35,893	37,764	657,742
2018	30,981	43,611	49,866	62,339	75,142	80,961	69,980	70,467	66,707	52,557	36,151	28,760	667,522
2019	29,646	34,592	52,546	61,114	63,630	76,924	75,915	74,349	60,802	55,867	35,729	23,029	644,143
Average Annual Production (years 2017–2019) --->													656,469

See also

• Silver State South Solar Project
• List of photovoltaic power stations

External links

• Web site: Bureau of Land Management Stateline Solar Farm Project . 23 March 2015.

Notes and References

1. Wolfe. Philip. Defining 'utility-scale' solar: How we arrived at the threshold of 4MWAC. Wiki-Solar Glossary. December 2013. 27 February 2014.
2. http://www.southerncompany.com/content/dam/southern-company/pdf/southernpower/DesertStateline_Solar_Facility_factsheet.pdf Desert Stateline Solar Facility Fact Sheet
3. http://www.eia.gov/state/maps.cfm?lon=-115.4&lat=35.6&initialZoom=144447.638572/ EIA US Energy Mapping System
4. http://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/browser/#/plant/58646/ EIA Electricity Data Browser - Stateline Solar
5. Desert Stateline Solar Facility.
6. Southern Company subsidiary acquires system's largest solar project . 2 September 2015 . Southern Company.
7. Web site: Stateline Solar, Monthly . Electricity Data Browser . . 8 March 2017.