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The Solana Generating Station is a solar power plant near Gila Bend, Arizona, about 70 miles (110 km) southwest of Phoenix. It was completed in 2013. When commissioned, it was the largest parabolic trough plant in the world, and the first U.S. solar plant with molten salt thermal energy storage. Built by the Spanish company Abengoa Solar, the project can produce up to 280 megawatts (MW) gross, supplied by two 140 MW gross (125 MW net) steam turbine generators: enough electricity to meet the needs of approximately 70,000 homes and obviate the emission of roughly 475,000 tons of CO2 every year. Its name is the Spanish term for "sunny spot".
Read more on WikipediaSolana Generating Station is a 280 MW solar thermal power plant located in Maricopa County, Arizona. The plant, which began operating in 2013, is owned by Atlantica Sustainable Infrastructure, a company based in the United Kingdom, and operated by Arizona Solar One LLC. It utilizes solar thermal technology with energy storage and single-axis solar tracking. The facility consists of two generators and is the 4th largest solar plant in Arizona (out of 23) and the 95th largest in the United States (out of 639).
In its most recent year of operation, Solana Generating Station produced 845,906 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 34.5%. The plant operates within the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) NERC region, and its balancing authority is Arizona Public Service Company. Financial data is available for the plant from LBNL, suggesting public information on its costs or power purchase agreement (PPA).
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