Solar Star
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 Location of Solar Star in California
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| Country | United States |
| Location | Rosamond, California |
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| Status | Operational |
| Construction began | 2013 |
| Commission date | June 19, 2015 |
| Owner(s) | BHE Renewables |
| Solar field | |
| Type | Flat-panel PV |
| Site area | 13 square kilometres (5.0 sq mi) |
| Power generation | |
| Nameplate capacity | 747.3 MWp, 579 MWAC |
| Website us.sunpower.com |
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Solar Star is a 579-megawatt (MWAC) photovoltaic power station near Rosamond, California. Completed in June 2015, it is currently the world's largest solar farm in terms of installed capacity, using 1.7 million solar panels, made by SunPower and spread over 13 square kilometers (3,200 acres).[1][2][3]
Comparison to similar plants
Compared to other photovoltaic plants of similar size, Solar Star uses a smaller number (1.7 million) of higher efficiency arrays, mounted on single axis trackers. In contrast, the Desert Sunlight Solar Farm and the Topaz Solar Farm (550 MW each) use a larger number (roughly 9 million) of non-tracking CdTe photovoltaic modules rather than conventional crystalline silicon PV technology, spread over a larger area (about 25 square kilometers). Both approaches appear commercially viable.[4]
There are a number of other solar photovoltaic plants nearby:
- Antelope Valley Solar Ranch (266 MW from 3.8 million thin film panels)
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Production
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total |
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| 2014 | -- | -- | 9,533 | 28,789 | 34,046 | 35,540 | 33,115 | 34,399 | 27,971 | 27,036 | 29,873 | 21,131 | 281,433 |
| 2015 | 25,964 | 42,453 | 57,444 | 84,200 | 97,302 | 93,801 | 99,408 | 97,315 | 81,857 | 63,305 | 55,844 | 44,893 | 865,191 |
| 2016 | 39,867 | 39,296 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 1,185,920 | ||||||||||||
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total |
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| 2014 | 2,092 | 19,558 | 24,342 | 24,569 | 23,116 | 26,697 | 35,108 | 29,640 | 22,111 | 15,609 | 222,842 | ||
| 2015 | 19,444 | 42,706 | 57,399 | 75,962 | 87,210 | 83,183 | 87,909 | 85,625 | 72,530 | 55,497 | 49,895 | 39,635 | 798,402 |
| 2016 | 34,065 | 56,385 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 1,077,630 | ||||||||||||
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