Webberville Solar Farm

Webberville Solar Farm

Aerial Photo of Webberville Solar Farm
Location of Webberville Solar Farm in Texas
Country United States
Location Webberville, Texas
Coordinates 30°14′18″N 97°30′31″W / 30.23833°N 97.50861°W / 30.23833; -97.50861Coordinates: 30°14′18″N 97°30′31″W / 30.23833°N 97.50861°W / 30.23833; -97.50861
Status Operational
Commission date 2012
Solar field
Type Flat-panel PV
Site area 155 ha (383 acres)
Power generation
Nameplate capacity 35 MW

The 35 MW Webberville Solar Farm, located in Webberville, Texas, is the photovoltaic array in Texas. It is made up of 127,728 Trina Solar solar panels,[1] mounted on single axis trackers, covers an area of 380 acres (150 ha), and was built at a cost of $250 million.[2] It is expected to generate 61 GWh in the first year of operation,[3] and 1.4 billion kWh over its 25 year life. Ribbon cutting by Austin's mayor, Lee Leffingwell, was held January 6, 2012, while operation began on December 20, 2011.[4] The project was constructed by RES Americas, who will operate the plant for five years. SunEdison in 2012 sold the plant to MetLife and Longsol Holdings, but will operate the plant for 20 years upon the expiration of the responsibilities of RES Americas.[5]

While most cites list it as a 30 MW plant - its nominal AC capacity, the NREL database lists it as 34 MWP(DC).[6]

Austin Energy, which is purchasing the power generated under a 25 year PPA, has a goal of generating 35% of power consumed from renewable resources by 2020.[4][7]

Solar panels
WattsNumberTotal
27032,0188.644860 MW
27563,23817.390450 MW
28032,0228.966160 MW
Total127,27835.0 MW

Source:Webberville Solar Farm[8]

Production

Generation (MWh)[9]
YearJanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMayJuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecemberTotal
2012 3,049 2,915 4,144 6,269 6,363 6,941 6,094 6,465 5,440 4,707 4,229 7,364 63,980
2013 3,211 4,110 6,113 5,017 6,068 5,861 6,217 6,343 5,173 4,810 3,112 2,943 58,978
2014 3,713 1,799 4,841 5,473 6,113 5,835 6,738 6,857 5,186 5,573 3,698 2,134 57,960
2015 3,060 3,244 4,183 4,535 4,400 5,943 6,916 6,296 5,482 4,721 2,129 2,820 53,729
2016 2,973 3,533 3,635 3,492 13,633
Total 248,280

See also

References

  1. ↑ Webberville Solar
  2. ↑ New Austin solar farm will raise electricity bills Archived April 23, 2012, at the Wayback Machine.
  3. ↑ Webberville, Texas
  4. 1 2 Austin Energy Activates 30 MW Solar Farm
  5. ↑ SunEdison sells 30MW Webberville solar plant to MetLife and Longsol Holdings
  6. ↑ The Open PV Project
  7. ↑ Largest Solar Farm in Texas Opens
  8. ↑ Technical details
  9. ↑ Energy Information Administration. "Webberville Solar Project, Monthly". Electricity Data Browser. Retrieved July 20, 2013.
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