Rio Bravo Solar PV Park II is a 20MW 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 December 2016.
| Project Type | Total Capacity (MW) | Active Capacity (MW) | Pipeline Capacity (MW) | Project Status | Project Location | Project Developer | Solar PV | 20 | 20 | – | Active | California, the US | Infigen Energy; SunPower |
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Description
The project was developed by Infigen Energy and SunPower. Duke Energy Renewables and Manulife Financial are currently owning the project having ownership stake of 67% and 33% respectively.
Rio Bravo Solar PV Park II is a ground-mounted solar project.
The project generates 53GWh of electricity. The project cost is $41.22m.
Development Status
The project got commissioned in December 2016.
Power Purchase Agreement
The power generated from the project is sold to Southern California Edison under a power purchase agreement for a period of 20 years. The contracted capacity is 20MW.
Contractors Involved
SunPower was selected as the supplier of the PV modules for the project. The company installed 59,770 modules at the site.
About Infigen Energy
Infigen Energy Ltd (IEL) is a major renewable energy company that develops, builds, owns and operates renewable energy generation assets in Australia. It generates electricity through both owned and contracted wind farms and a solar farm across New South Wales, South Australia and Western Australia. IEL sells the produced electricity to a range of customers in wholesale markets. Its development pipeline comprises wind, and solar projects. The company has operations in Australia, Bermuda, Germany, Luxembourg, Malta, and the US through its subsidiaries and offices. Infigen Energy is headquartered in Sydney, Australia.
About SunPower
SunPower Corp (SunPower) is a provider of solar technology and energy services. The company manufactures, develops and distributes AC panels, micro invertors, batteries and others. It also engineers, procures, finances, constructs and maintains solar power plants to generate power from solar panels. SunPower also offers rooftop, carports, grid equipment controllers and micro inverters, among others. The company sells its solar power solutions through various means including cash sales and long-term leases, EPC services, third-party global dealer network and O&M services. SunPower serves businesses, residential customers, governments and educational institutions. The company operates in North America, Europe, Africa and Asia. SunPower is headquartered in San Jose, California, the US.
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