Solar Power Plant Map

Solar resource data sets.

Solar power plant map.

To make the above maps the multiyear solar irradiance was calculated from the nsrdb. These derived data sets are provided below as geospatial rasters. For solar to produce as much electricity as is generated by a nuclear power plant it would require about 13 000 mw of utility scale solar capacity which about four times as much as built in the existing plants. List of solar power facilities.

Openei is developed and maintained by the national renewable energy laboratory with funding and support from the u s. This number is enough to power only 500 000 homes which is considerably less than nuclear power. To view and use these data sets you need appropriate geographic information system software. The 392 mw ivanpah solar power facility located 40 miles 64 km southwest of las vegas is the world s largest solar thermal power plant project which became fully operational on february 13 2014.

Learn more about seto s work. Petroleum prices supply and demand information from the energy information administration eia official energy statistics from the u s. The california energy commission develops and maintains maps and geospatial information on california s energy infrastructure and related activities. The average capacity factor for a solar power plant which is a function of tracking shading and location is about 20 per cent meaning that a 50 mw capacity power plant will typically provide a yearly output of 50 mw 24 hours 365 days 20 per cent 87 600 mwh year or 87 6 gwh year.

See our active and inactive projects in the map below. The solar energy technologies office seto funds projects at national laboratories state and local governments universities nonprofit organizations and private companies to improve the affordability performance and value of solar technologies on the grid. This public information is accessible through the cloud based arcgis hub arcgis online pdf maps and interactive web maps links below. Department of energy and a network of international partners sponsors.

Brightsource energy received a 1 6 billion loan guarantee from the united states department of energy to build the project which deploys 347 000 heliostat mirrors focusing solar energy on.