Calipatria Solar PV Park is a 20MW solar PV power project. It is located in California, the US. According to GlobalData, who tracks and profiles over 170,000 power plants worldwide, the project is currently active. It has been developed in a single phase. Post completion of construction, the project got commissioned in February 2016. Buy the profile here.

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Description

The project was developed by Avantus, Gestamp Asetym Solar North America and Solar Frontier. The project is currently owned by Southern Power with a stake of 100%.

Calipatria Solar PV Park is a ground-mounted solar project which is spread over an area of 160 acres.

The project generates 52,000MWh electricity and supplies enough clean energy to power 5,000 households.

Development status

The project got commissioned in February 2016.

Power purchase agreement

The power generated from the project is sold to San Diego Gas & Electric under a power purchase agreement for a period of 20 years. The contracted capacity is 20MW.

Contractors involved

Depcom Power was selected to render engineering procurement construction services for the solar PV power project.

Solar Frontier was selected as the supplier of the PV modules for the project. The company installed 130,000 modules at the site.

First Solar is the O&M contractor for the solar PV power project.

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About Avantus

Avantus LLC (Avantus) formerly known as 8minute Solar Energy LLC, is a solar energy company. The company develops, constructs, finances, holds, acquires, operates and maintains solar energy projects. The company's service offerings include project development, structured financing, solar project acquisitions, complex project management, utility engineering, and electrical utility markets and regulation. The company projects include Mount Signal 3, Mount Signal 1, Springbok 2, Springbok 1, Hayworth, Redwood 4, Calipatria 1, Redcrest, and Woodmere. The company operates through its offices in the US, India and Singapore. Avantus is headquartered in El Dorado Hills, California, the US.

About Solar Frontier

Solar Frontier KK (Solar Frontier), a subsidiary of Showa Shell Sekiyu K.K., is a renewable energy company that offers solar energy equipment. The company develops and manufacturers copper, indium and selenium thin film photovoltaic modules. It develops power plant projects and manages power generation business. Solar Frontier’s products include a chic, solacis neo, CIS module and cross-one mounting rack. The company also develops power plant projects; and management of power generation business. It provides its products to residential, commercial and utility sectors. The company operates through its plants in Miyazaki, Kunitomi and Tohoku. It has its presence in the US, Germany, and Saudi Arabia. Solar Frontier is headquartered in Minato-ku, Japan.

This content was updated on 4 January 2024

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