Webberville Solar Farm
Aerial Photo of Webberville Solar Farm
CountryUnited States
LocationWebberville, Texas
Coordinates30°14′18″N 97°30′31″W / 30.23833°N 97.50861°W / 30.23833; -97.50861
StatusOperational
Commission date2012
Solar farm
TypeFlat-panel PV
Site area155 ha (383 acres)
Power generation
Nameplate capacity35 MWp, 30 MWAC
Capacity factor21.7% (years 2012-2017)
Annual net output56.9 GW·h, 150MW·h/acre

The Webberville Solar Farm, is a 35 MWp (30 MWAC) photovoltaic array in located in Webberville, Texas,[1] only about 6 miles east of the Tesla Gigafactory 5. It has 127,728 Trina Solar solar panels[2] mounted on single-axis trackers, covers an area of 380 acres (150 ha), and was built at a cost of $250 million.[3] It is expected to generate 61 GWh in the first year of operation,[4] and 1.4 billion kWh over its 25 year life. Operation began on December 20, 2011, with a ribbon cutting by Austin mayor Lee Leffingwell on January 6, 2012.[5]

The project was constructed by RES Americas, who will operate the plant for five years. In 2012, SunEdison sold the plant to MetLife and Longsol Holdings, but will operate the plant for 20 years upon the expiration of the responsibilities of RES Americas.[6] Austin Energy is purchasing the power generated under a 25 year PPA, and has a goal of generating 35% of power consumed from renewable resources by 2020.[5][7]

Solar panels
WattsNumberTotal
27032,0188.644860 MW
27563,23817.390450 MW
28032,0228.966160 MW
Total127,27835.0 MW

Source:Webberville Solar Farm[1]

Electricity Production

Generation (MW·h) of Webberville Solar Project [8]
YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
2012 3,0492,9154,1446,2696,3636,9416,0946,4655,4404,7074,2297,364 63,980
2013 3,2114,1106,1135,0176,0685,8616,2176,3435,1734,8103,1122,943 58,978
2014 3,7131,7994,8415,4736,1135,8356,7386,8575,1865,5733,6982,134 57,960
2015 3,0603,2444,1834,5354,4005,9436,9166,2965,4824,7212,1292,820 53,729
2016 2,9733,5333,6353,4922,9314,2735,1064,3774,2894,4542,8432,185 44,091
2017 1,8662,3934,3165,4607,0576,8327,1536,4595,3976,0244,5974,890 62,444
Average Annual Production (years 2012-2017)56,900

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Technical details
  2. ↑ Webberville Solar
  3. ↑ New Austin solar farm will raise electricity bills Archived April 23, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ↑ Webberville, Texas
  5. 1 2 Austin Energy Activates 30 MW Solar Farm
  6. ↑ SunEdison sells 30MW Webberville solar plant to MetLife and Longsol Holdings
  7. ↑ Largest Solar Farm in Texas Opens
  8. ↑ "Webberville Solar Project, Monthly". Electricity Data Browser. Energy Information Administration. Retrieved March 8, 2017.
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