This is currently the world's largest solar thermal power station (2019) Coordinates: 35.57N - 115.47W Construction began: 2010 Commissioned: 2014 Cost: $2.2 billion Owners: NRG Energy, BrightSource Energy, Google Solar field Type: CSP CSP technology: Solar power tower Solar Collectors: 173,500 Area: 3,500 acres (1,420 ha) Site resource: 2,717 kW-h/m2/year Operational Units: 3 Manufacturer: Siemens SST-900 Nameplate capacity: Unit 1 produces 126 MW, Units 2 and 3 produce 133 MW each. Planned: 392 MW gross, 377 MW net Annual power generated: 940 GW-h (planned) Website: ivanpahsolar.com
This is currently the world's largest solar thermal power station (2019) Coordinates: 35.57N - 115.47W Construction began: 2010 Commissioned: 2014 Cost: $2.2 billion Owners: NRG Energy, BrightSource Energy, Google Solar field Type: CSP CSP technology: Solar power tower Solar Collectors: 173,500 Area: 3,500 acres (1,420 ha) Site resource: 2,717 kW-h/m2/year Operational Units: 3 Manufacturer: Siemens SST-900 Nameplate capacity: Unit 1 produces 126 MW, Units 2 and 3 produce 133 MW each. Planned: 392 MW gross, 377 MW net Annual power generated: 940 GW-h (planned) Website: ivanpahsolar.com