Avra Valley Solar is a 34 MW (DC, 25 MW AC) photovoltaic power plant in Avra Valley, Pima County, Arizona, owned by NRG. It uses single axis tracking that is designed to be maintenance free over the twenty year design life of the system. The panels are mounted on a north-south axis and rotate each day to follow the sun from sunrise to sunset, increasing the output by about 20%. Power is being sold to Tucson Electric Power in a 20-year power purchase agreement.[1][2]
| Avra Valley Solar | |
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| Country | United States |
| Location | Avra Valley |
| Coordinates | 32°22′N 111°17′W / 32.367°N 111.283°W |
| Status | Operational |
| Commission date | December 13, 2012 |
| Owner | NRG Solar |
| Operator | Avra Valley Sola |
| Solar farm | |
| Type | Flat-panel PV |
| Site area | 320 acres |
| Power generation | |
| Units operational | 400,000 |
| Nameplate capacity | 34 MW |
Production
edit| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total |
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| 2012 | 2,125 | 2,125 | |||||||||||
| 2013 | 4,208 | 5,074 | 6,694 | 7,948 | 8,475 | 8,847 | 6,820 | 6,126 | 6,571 | 6,475 | 4,381 | 4,193 | 75,812 |
| 2014 | 4,539 | 4,602 | 6,868 | 7,377 | 8,323 | 8,680 | 6,812 | 7,042 | 5,935 | 5,815 | 4,698 | 3,463 | 74,154 |
| 2015 | 3,721 | 4,929 | 6,561 | 7,644 | 7,602 | 6,703 | 6,837 | 5,591 | 5,214 | 3,575 | 58,377 | ||
| 2016 | 4,118 | 5,492 | 6,886 | 7,349 | 8,663 | 7,599 | 7,953 | 7,104 | 5,856 | 5,798 | 4,480 | 3,548 | 74,846 |
| Total | 285,314 | ||||||||||||
See also
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References
edit- ^ Avra Valley plant harvesting power of sun instead of cotton
- ^ Avra Valley Project
- ^ "Avra Valley Solar, Monthly". Electricity Data Browser. Energy Information Administration. Retrieved March 8, 2017.