RE Astoria I Solar PV Park is a 131MW solar PV power project. It is located in California, the US. The project is currently active. It has been developed in single phase. Post completion of construction, the project got commissioned in 2016.
| Project Type | Total Capacity (MW) | Active Capacity (MW) | Pipeline Capacity (MW) | Project Status | Project Location | Project Developer | Solar PV | 131 | 131 | – | Active | California, the US | Recurrent Energy |
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Description
The project was developed by Recurrent Energy and is currently owned by Korea Electric Power.
RE Astoria I Solar PV Park is a ground-mounted solar project which is spread over an area of 1,202.3 acres.
The project generates 298GWh electricity and supplies enough clean energy to power 33,250 households. The project cost is $270m.
Development Status
The project got commissioned in 2016.
Power Purchase Agreement
The power generated from the project is sold to Pacific Gas and Electric under a power purchase agreement for a period of 15 years.
Contractors Involved
GE’s Power Conversion supplied 46 of its 1500V Inverters inverters to the project site.
About Recurrent Energy
Recurrent Energy LLC (Recurrent Energy) a subsidiary of Canadian Solar Inc, is a clean energy company that develops utility-scale solar and energy storage projects. The company specializes in the development and operation solar energy projects that generate electricity. It has solar projects in North America. Recurrent Energy’s projects include Rosamond 1, Rosamond 2, Victor Phelan, Gillespie, Sunningdale 1, Apollo, Mustang and Garland project, and among others. The company has operations in the US and Canada. Recurrent Energy is headquartered in San Francisco, California, the US.
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