Blue Wing Solar Project
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CountryUnited States
LocationSan Antonio, Texas
Coordinates29°18′25″N 98°24′15″W / 29.30694°N 98.40417°W / 29.30694; -98.40417
StatusOperational
Commission dateNovember 2010
Owner(s)Duke Energy
Solar farm
TypeFlat-panel PV
Site area46 ha (114 acres)
Power generation
Nameplate capacity16.6 MWp, 14.4 MWAC
Capacity factor19% (years 2011-2017)
Annual net output24 GW·h, 210MW·h/acre
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The Blue Wing Solar Project is a 16.6 MWp (14.4 MWAC) solar photovoltaic (PV) power plant in San Antonio, Texas. It was one of the largest PV facilities in Texas when it came online in late 2010 and is owned by a Duke Energy Subsidiary.[1]

Project Details

The project covers 113 acres (46 ha) near the intersection of highways IH 37 and U.S. 181.[2] It has 214,500 solar photovoltaic modules manufactured by US firm First Solar that are mounted onto fixed-tilt (20deg) racks. The plant is expected to produce more than 26 GWh of electricity per year.[3]

The installation also includes a 500-kilowatt demonstration facility where a variety of other thin film and crystalline silicon PV modules, as well as a concentrator photovoltaic (CPV) unit, have been installed for evaluation and comparison purposes.[4]

Electricity Production

Generation (MW·h) of Blue Wing Solar Energy Generation [5]
Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Total
2010 5,359 2,849 8,208
2011 614 1,521 2,148 2,920 3,423 3,988 3,393 3,554 2,644 2,183 1,216 1,035 28,639
2012 1,175 1,142 1,636 2,450 2,496 2,682 2,514 2,527 2,135 1,858 1,672 2,907 25,193
2013 1,293 1,662 2,476 2,006 2,428 2,346 2,498 2,538 2,095 1,922 1,243 1,179 23,688
2014 638 308 818 927 2,376 2,342 2,701 2,840 3,068 3,314 2,328 1,481 23,141
2015 1,080 1,089 1,394 1,453 1,439 2,235 2,556 2,717 2,327 1,994 1,220 2,464 21,969
2016 1,393 1,708 1,624 1,674 1,553 2,071 2,256 1,834 2,464 2,470 2,054 2,081 23,182
2017 675 866 1,561 1,976 2,554 2,472 2,588 2,337 1,953 2,180 1,663 1,769 22,594
Average Annual Production (years 2011-2017) 24,000

See also

References

  1. ^ Downey, John (January 30, 2020). "Duke Energy's latest solar project is its biggest in Texas — but not for long". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved 2020-07-20.
  2. ^ Texas' Largest Solar Project Breaks Ground In San Antonio Archived December 9, 2010, at the Wayback Machine (April 15, 2010), CPS Energy.
  3. ^ The Blue Wing Solar Project: “Truly Utility-Scale”
  4. ^ The Blue Wing Solar Project: 223,900 First Solar panels and 4,444 racks on 113 acres producing 16 megawatts, GreenTech Media, November 16, 2010
  5. ^ "Blue Wing Solar Energy Generation, Monthly". Electricity Data Browser. Energy Information Administration. Retrieved 7 February 2019.

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