Maricopa Solar Project CSP Project
This page provides information on Maricopa Solar Project CSP project, a concentrating solar power (CSP) project, with data organized by background, participants, and power plant configuration.
Project Overview
| Power Station: | Maricopa Solar Project |
|---|---|
| Location: | Peoria |
| Arizona United States | |
| Owners (%): | Tessera Solar |
| Technology | Dish |
| Nominal Capacity: | 1.5 MW |
| Status | Currently Non-Operational |
| Start Year: | 2010 |
Status Date
| Status Date |
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Background
| Break Ground Date | 2009 |
|---|---|
| Lat/Long Location | 33.559,-112.219 |
| Total Power Station Land Area (km²) | 0.06 |
Participants
| Developer |
Tessera Solar USA |
|---|---|
| EPC |
Mortenson Construction |
| Operator | Tessera Solar |
| Electricity Generation Offtaker | Salt River Project (SRP) |
| Construction Job Years | 50 |
| Annual Operations Jobs | 5 |
Plant Configuration
Solar Field
| # of Heliostats (or dishes for dish systems) | 60 |
|---|---|
| Collector/Heliostat Engineering or IP Owner |
Stirling Energy Systems (SES) SunCatcher (Dish) 25KW |
Power Block
| Nominal Turbine or Power Cycle Capacity | 1.5 MW |
|---|---|
| Power Cycle | Stirling |
| Cooling Type | - |