Centinela Solar Energy

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Ranked #69 of 963 Solar plants in CA#430 of 7447 nationally

174.8 MW Solar operating in Imperial, CA — California Independent System Operator

EIAGEMWD

174.8 MW

Nameplate Capacity

Generators

units

Solar Photovoltaic

Technology

2013

Operating Since

Location

Coordinates

32.6869, -115.6478

County

Imperial, CA

Nearby Plants

Drew Solar LLC
Solar100 MW · 1.9 km
LeConte Energy Storage
BESS125 MW · 2.4 km
Imperial Solar Energy Center South
Solar128.9 MW · 2.8 km

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	Arevon Energy, Inc.	LS Power Development	—
Owner(s)	Arevon Energy, Inc.	LS Power Development	—
Status	Operating	operating	—

Ownership Chain

About

The Centinela Solar Energy Project is a 170 megawatt (MW) photovoltaic power plant located on 2,067 acres (836 ha) of previously disturbed private land southwest of El Centro, California. The project planned to provide at least 235 jobs, generate more than $30 million in tax revenue over its life-time, and deliver enough electricity to power about 82,500 homes. Imperial County gave a green-light to the solar power plant on December 27, 2011, and Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar approved the right-of-way over 19 acres for the connecting power line on public land.

Read more on Wikipedia

Centinela Solar Energy is a 174.8 MW solar photovoltaic power plant located in Imperial County, California. The plant began operating in 2013 and consists of 6 generators utilizing single-axis tracking technology. It is owned by LS Power Development and operated by Arevon Energy, Inc. The plant's primary fuel source is solar energy.

In the most recent year of data, Centinela Solar Energy generated 352,741 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 23.0%. The plant operates within the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) balancing authority and the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) NERC region. Centinela Solar Energy is ranked as the 26th largest solar plant in California out of 59, and 304th nationally out of 639. Financial data indicates a power purchase agreement (PPA) price of $149.21 per MWh.

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