8.22 MW Colorado Solar Plant Goes Online - Largest in US
SunEdison has just brought online a 8.22 MW Solar Photovoltaic, system the largest in the U.S. The system incorporates 3 distinct solar technologies: Single Axis Tracking Array; Fixed Mount Array and Dual Axis Tracking Array with concentrator.
It is the largest solar PV plant in the United States supporting substation loads for a major public utility
The solar power plant near the substation is unique in that it consists of three distinct types of solar technologies:
- Single axis tracking array
- Fixed-mount array
- Dual axis tracking array with photovoltaic concentrator technology
The Alamosa solar plant is on roughly 80 acres of land near the substation in Alamosa and San Luis Valley in Colorado. The facility will generate approximately 17,000 Megawatt hours annually, delivering enough clean energy to power 1,500 homes. The Alamosa photovoltaic solar plant will generate enough clean energy to remove the carbon emissions produced by cars driving 765 million miles over 20 years.
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