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The Silver State South Solar Project is a 250 megawatt (MWAC) photovoltaic power plant located in Clark County, Nevada, and near the previously completed 50 MWAC Silver State North Solar Project and the 530 MW gas-fired Higgins Generating Station. The project was completed in late 2016 and was constructed by subcontractors for First Solar. The plant is owned and operated by a subsidiary of NextEra Energy Resources, and power is being sold to Southern California Edison.
Read more on WikipediaSilver State Solar Power South is a 260.1 MW solar photovoltaic power plant located in Clark County, Nevada. The plant began operating in 2015 and is owned and operated by Silver State Solar Power South, LLC, a subsidiary of NextEra Energy. It consists of 8 generators utilizing single-axis tracking technology. The plant is interconnected 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, Silver State Solar Power South generated 684,062 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 30.0%. The plant holds a rank of 5 out of 18 solar facilities in Nevada, and a national rank of 99 out of 639. Financial data indicates a power purchase agreement (PPA) price of $134.81 per MWh.
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