Avra Valley Solar

OperatingSolar

Ranked #46 of 104 Solar plants in AZ#1516 of 7447 nationally

25 MW Solar operating in Pima, AZ — Tucson Electric Power Company

EIAGEMWD

25 MW

Nameplate Capacity

Generators

unit

Solar Photovoltaic

Technology

2013

Operating Since

Location

Coordinates

32.3717, -111.2828

County

Pima, AZ

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Ownership & Operator

Owner data does not fully agree across sources.

EIA typically reports the operating utility, while GEM resolves to the financial owner or parent corporation. Both can be correct.

Field	EIA	GEM	Wikidata
Operator	Solar Avra Valley LLC	Clearway Energy Group	—
Owner(s)	Solar Avra Valley LLC	Clearway Energy	—
Status	Operating	operating	—

Ownership Chain

About

Avra Valley Solar is a 34 MW photovoltaic power plant in Avra Valley, Pima County, Arizona, owned by NRG. It uses single axis tracking that is designed to be maintenance free over the twenty year design life of the system. The panels are mounted on a north-south axis and rotate each day to follow the sun from sunrise to sunset, increasing the output by about 20%. Power is being sold to Tucson Electric Power in a 20-year power purchase agreement.

Read more on Wikipedia

Avra Valley Solar is a 25 MW solar photovoltaic power plant located in Pima County, Arizona. The plant began operating in 2013 and has one generator. It is owned by Clearway Energy and operated by Solar Avra Valley LLC. The facility utilizes single-axis tracking to maximize solar energy capture. Avra Valley Solar is connected to the Tucson Electric Power Company balancing authority within the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) NERC region.

The plant's latest annual generation was 62,533 MWh, resulting in a capacity factor of 28.4%. Avra Valley Solar ranks 34th out of 93 solar plants in Arizona and 1317th nationally out of 7108 plants. Financial data indicates a power purchase agreement (PPA) price of $150.31 per MWh.

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