Gila Bend Solar Park is a 32MW solar PV power project. It is located in Arizona, the US. The project is currently active. It has been developed in single phase. Post completion of construction, the project got commissioned in December 2014.
Project Type | Total Capacity (MW) | Active Capacity (MW) | Pipeline Capacity (MW) | Project Status | Project Location | Project Developer | Solar PV | 32 | 32 | – | Active | Arizona, the US | Arizona Public Service |
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Description
The project is developed and owned by Arizona Public Service.
Gila Bend Solar Park is a ground-mounted solar project which is spread over an area of 400 acres.
The project supplies enough clean energy to power 8,000 households. The project cost is $92.333m.
The project consists of 170,000 modules.
Development Status
The project got commissioned in December 2014.
Contractors Involved
Black & Veatch was selected to render EPC services for the solar PV power project.
About Arizona Public Service
Arizona Public Service Co (APS), a subsidiary of Pinnacle West Capital Corp, is an energy utility. It generates, procures, transmits and distributes electricity to various regions. The company generates electricity using varied resources, namely, coal, nuclear, gas, oil, solar, wind, geothermal and biomass. Through demand response, day-ahead call option, exchange, tolling, purchase and other agreements, APS procures electricity from third parties and also owns interests in renewable energy projects, and transmission facilities that are in under development and construction phase. The company serves customers in Arizona. APS is headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona, the US.
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