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The California Valley Solar Ranch (CVSR) is a 250 megawatt (MWAC) photovoltaic power plant in the Carrizo Plain, northeast of California Valley. The project is owned by NRG Energy, and SunPower is the EPC contractor and technology provider. The project constructed on 1,966 acres (796 ha) of a 4,365-acre (1,766 ha) site of former grazing land. It is utilizing high-efficiency, crystalline PV panels designed and manufactured by SunPower. The project includes up to 88,000 SunPower solar tracking devices to hold PV panels that track the sun across the sky.
Read more on WikipediaCalifornia Valley Solar Ranch is a 249.8 MW solar photovoltaic power plant located in San Luis Obispo County, California. The plant, which began operating in 2012, is owned by Clearway Energy and operated by Clearway Energy Operating LLC. It utilizes single-axis tracking technology. As of the most recent data, the plant's annual electricity generation is 597,676 MWh, achieving a capacity factor of 27.2%.
The facility consists of 5 generators and is interconnected to the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) grid, within the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) NERC region. California Valley Solar Ranch ranks as the 15th largest solar plant in California out of 59, and 149th nationally out of 639. Financial data indicates a power purchase agreement (PPA) price of $151.22 per MWh.
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