Solar Electric Generating Station III CSP Project
This page provides information on Solar Electric Generating Station III CSP project, a concentrating solar power (CSP) project, with data organized by background, participants, and power plant configuration.
Project Overview
Power Station: | Solar Electric Generating Station III |
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Location: | Kramer Junction |
California United States | |
Owners (%): | NextEra |
Technology | Parabolic Trough |
Solar Resource: | 2987 |
Nominal Capacity: | 30 MW |
Status | Decommissioned |
Start Year: | 1985 |
Status Date
Status Date |
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Background
Expected Generation (GWh/year) | 68.55 |
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Lat/Long Location | 35.014,-117.559 |
Participants
Developer |
Luz USA |
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Operator | NextEra |
Electricity Generation Offtaker | Southern California Edison |
Costs
Total Construction Cost (1985) | $ 102.00 million | ||
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Total Cost USD (2020) | $205.86 million | ||
Specific Cost/kW USD (2020) | $ 6861.9 | ||
LCOE USD/kWh (2020) | $ 0.26 | ||
Levelised cost of electricity with 5% weighted average cost of capital and a 25 year payback period, capacity dependent O&M (1.5% of investment cost per year), deflated from Year_operational using the Worldbank's GDP deflator; if station under development or construction then not deflated (assumed cost year 2020) | |||
Support Scheme Type | PPA | ||
Policy Support Scheme | PURPA Qualifying Facility Independent Power Producer, with special Standard Offer 2 (SO-2) type power purchase agreement to Southern California Edison | ||
Concessional Funding or Other Support | PURPA; Accelerated depreciation; Federal and state investment incentives; Solar property tax exclusion |
Plant Configuration
Solar Field
Solar Field Aperture Area (m²) | 230300 |
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Collector/Heliostat Engineering or IP Owner |
Luz USA |
Collector/Heliostat Model | LS-2 |
Mirror Manufacturer |
Flabeg Germany |
Mirror Model | RP2 |
Solar Field (Receiver)
Receiver Working Fluid | Biphenyl/Diphenyl oxide: Therminol VP-1 |
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Receiver Working Fluid Category | Thermal oil/organics |
Working Fluid Manufacturer |
Eastman/Solutia |
Solar Field or Receiver Outlet Temperture (C) | 349°C |
Receiver Manufacturer |
Solel Israel |
Receiver Model | UVAC |
Power Block
Nominal Turbine or Power Cycle Capacity | 30 MW |
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Power Cycle Pressure (Bar) | 40 |
Turbine Efficiency Percent | 30.6 |
Cooling Type | Wet |