Cuyama Solar Park is a 40MW 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 2017. Buy the profile here.

Description

The project was developed by First Solar and is currently owned by DE Shaw Renewable Investments.

Cuyama Solar Park is a ground-mounted solar project which is spread over an area of 327 acres.

The project supplies enough clean energy to power 16,000 households, offsetting 30,000t of carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) a year. The project cost is $70.485m.

Development status

The project got commissioned in 2017.

Power purchase agreement

Pacific Gas and Electric and Peninsula Clean Energy are the power offtakers from the project.

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About First Solar

First Solar Inc (First Solar) is a provider of solar photovoltaic (PV) systems. It designs, manufactures and sells PV solar modules. The company produces solar systems using cadmium telluride (CdTe) technology. First Solar also offers solar PV power systems, operational and maintenance services to system owners. The company serves utilities, commercial and industrial companies, independent power producers, and other system owners in Asia Pacific, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and North America. The company has solar module manufacturing facilities in the US, Malaysia, and Vietnam. First Solar is headquartered in Tempe, Arizona, the US.

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