Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System

From Global Energy Monitor
This article is part of the
Global Solar Power Tracker, a Global Energy Monitor project.
Report an error

Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System is an operating solar thermal farm in San Bernardino County, California, United States.

Project Details

Table 1: Phase-level project details for Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System

Phase name Status Commissioning year Nameplate capacity Technology Owner Operator
1 Operating[1] 2013[1] 117 MWac[2] Solar Thermal[1] BrightSource Energy Inc [100%][3] NRG Energy[1]
2 Operating[1] 2013[1] 130 MWac[2] Solar Thermal[1] BrightSource Energy Inc [100%][3] NRG Energy[1]
3 Operating[1] 2013[1] 130 MWac[2] Solar Thermal[1] BrightSource Energy Inc [100%][3] NRG Energy[1]

More information on this solar thermal project can be found at csp.guru.


Location

Table 2: Phase-level location details for Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System

Phase Name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
1 San Bernardino County, California, United States[1] 35.5331, -115.4525 (exact)[1]
2 San Bernardino County, California, United States[1] 35.5561, -115.4686 (exact)[1]
3 San Bernardino County, California, United States[1] 35.5808, -115.4825 (exact)[1]

The map below shows the exact locations of the solar farm phases:

Loading map...

Articles and Resources

Additional data

To access additional data, including an interactive map of global solar farms, a downloadable dataset, and summary data, please visit the Global Solar Power Tracker on the Global Energy Monitor website.

References

  1. 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125152804/https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/eia860m/. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20240311180746/https://csp.guru/. Archived from the original on 11 March 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20240206201235/https://www.energy.ca.gov/powerplant/solar-thermal/ivanpah-solar-energy-generating. Archived from the original on 06 February 2024. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)