Mount Signal Solar Farm is a 265.7MW solar PV power project. It is located in California, 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 a single phase. The project construction commenced in 2012 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in May 2014. Buy the profile here.
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Description
The project was developed by Avantus and Silver Ridge Power. The project is currently owned by TerraForm Power.
Mount Signal Solar Farm is a ground-mounted solar project which is spread over an area of 1,963 acres.
The project generates 500,000MWh electricity and supplies enough clean energy to power 72,000 households, offsetting 356,000t of carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) a year.
Development status
The project construction commenced in 2012 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in May 2014.
Power purchase agreement
The power generated from the project is sold to San Diego Gas & Electric under a power purchase agreement for a period of 25 years from 2014. The contracted capacity is 200MW.
Contractors involved
Abengoa 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 3,100,000 modules at the site.
Elettronica Santerno supplied 138 inverters to the project site.
Array Technologies, First Solar and SatCon Technology have PV trackers for the project.
Swinerton Renewable Energy is the O&M contractor for the solar PV power project.
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About Avantus
Avantus LLC (Avantus) formerly known as 8minute Solar Energy LLC, is a solar energy company. The company develops, constructs, finances, holds, acquires, operates and maintains solar energy projects. The company's service offerings include wholesale market optimization, asset management, energy trading, offtake opportunities, innovative financing structures, among others. It offers smart power plants, these integrate renewable energy production and storage into one seamless, intelligent system that can provide flexible, predictable output to the grid and help utilities dynamically manage load. Avantus is headquartered in El Dorado Hills, California, the US.
About Silver Ridge Power
Silver Ridge Power, LLC, formerly AES Solar Energy Ltd (AES), is a solar energy company, based in the US. It develops, finances, constructs, owns, and operates utility-scale solar photovoltaic power plants. The company was formed as a joint venture between AES Corporation and Riverstone Holdings LLC. AES operates power plants that are connected to the power grids and supplies renewable energy for domestic use and also for big manufacturing and commercial usage. The company has projects in Italy, Bulgaria, France, Greece, and Spain. Its joint venture company provides capital investments in the midstream, exploration and production, oilfield services, power and renewable sectors of the energy industry. The company provides energy supply through its units in the UK, Spain, Italy, India, France, Greece, and Bulgaria. AES is headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, the US.
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