Agua Caliente Solar Park is a 365.4MW solar PV power project. It is located in Arizona, the US. According to GlobalData, who tracks and profiles over 170,000 power plants worldwide, the project is currently active. It has been developed in multiple phases. Post completion of construction, the project got commissioned in January 2012. Buy the profile here.
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Description
The project was developed by First Solar. Clearway Energy and MidAmerican Energy are currently owning the project having ownership stake of 51% and 49% respectively.
Agua Caliente Solar Park is a ground-mounted solar project which is spread over an area of 2,400 acres.
The project generates 626,219MWh electricity and supplies enough clean energy to power 230,000 households, offsetting 220,000t of carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) a year.
Development status
The project got commissioned in January 2012.
Power purchase agreement
The power generated from the project is sold to Pacific Gas and Electric under a power purchase agreement for a period of 25 years from 2012. The contracted capacity is 290MW.
Contractors involved
First Solar was selected to render engineering procurement construction services for the solar PV power project.
First Solar was selected as the supplier of the PV modules for the project. The company installed 5,200,000 modules at the site.
First Solar and NovaSource Power Services were contracted to render operations & maintenance services for the project.
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About First Solar
First Solar Inc (First Solar) is a provider of solar photovoltaic (PV) systems. It designs, manufactures and sells PV solar modules. The company produces solar systems using cadmium telluride (CdTe) technology. First Solar also offers solar PV power systems, and operational and maintenance services to system owners. First Solar's proprietary, vertically integrated process converts glass sheets into solar panels. The company serves utilities, commercial and industrial companies, independent power producers, and other system owners in Asia Pacific, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and North America. The company has solar module manufacturing facilities in the US, Malaysia, and Vietnam. First Solar is headquartered in Tempe, Arizona, the US.
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