Topaz Solar Farm is a 752.1MW 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. The project construction commenced in 2011 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in October 2014. Buy the profile here.
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Description
The project was developed by First Solar and is currently owned by BHE Renewables with a stake of 100%.
Topaz Solar Farm is a ground-mounted solar project which is spread over an area of 3,500 acres.
The project supplies enough clean energy to power 160,000 households, offsetting 377,000t of carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) a year.
Development status
The project construction commenced in 2011 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in October 2014.
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 25 years from 2014. The contracted capacity is 550MW.
Contractors involved
First Solar and TRC Companies were selected to render engineering procurement construction services for the solar PV power project.
First Solar was selected as the supplier of the PV modules for the project. The company installed 9,000,000 modules at the site.
BHE Renewables, First Solar and NovaSource Power Services were contracted to render operations & maintenance services for 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, and operational and maintenance services to system owners. First Solar's proprietary, vertically integrated process converts glass sheets into solar panels. 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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