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The Genesis Solar Energy Project is a concentrated solar power station located in the Mojave Desert on 1,920 acres (780 ha) of Bureau of Land Management land, in eastern Riverside County, California. The plant is owned/managed by Genesis Solar, LLC, a subsidiary of NextEra Energy Resources, LLC. The Genesis Solar Energy Project is located about 25 miles (40 km) west of Blythe, in the Lower Colorado River Valley. The plant was built in the Colorado Desert along an ancient trade route that native people had traveled for thousands of years. The route traversed the Sonoran Desert and enabled trade between the Colorado River and the coast.
Read more on WikipediaThe Genesis Solar Energy Project is a 250 MW solar thermal power plant located in Riverside County, California. The plant, which began operating in 2013, utilizes solar thermal technology without energy storage and single-axis solar tracking. It is owned by NextEra Energy and operated by Genesis Solar LLC. The plant is connected to the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) balancing authority within the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) NERC region.
In its most recent year of operation, the Genesis Solar Energy Project generated 607,891 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 27.8%. Genesis Solar is the 13th largest solar plant in California out of 59, and the 142nd largest in the United States out of 639. Financial data is available for the plant from LBNL, and the plant has been mentioned in 9 news articles, primarily related to industry news.
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