Genesis Solar Energy Project
This page provides information on the Genesis Solar Energy Project, a concentrating solar power (CSP) project, with data organized by background, participants, and power plant configuration.
The Project will include two 125-MW units that will incorporate parabolic trough solar thermal technology. More than 500,000 parabolic mirrors will be assembled in rows located on about 1,800 acres in the Sonoran Desert between Center and Blythe. NextEra Energy Resources has operated a similar solar facility for many years — the SEGS solar facilities in the Mojave Desert.
Construction is scheduled to begin in late 2010, with operations planned to begin about 30 months later. The power purchase agreement is subject to approval by the California Public Utilities Commission. In addition, NextEra Energy Resources filed in August 2009 an Application for Certification with the California Energy Commission to construct, own, and operate the project. NextEra Energy Resources also filed for a right-of-way grant with the Bureau of Land Management for this project.
| Status Date: |
April 25, 2014
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| Project Overview |
| Project Name: |
Genesis Solar Energy Project |
| Country: |
United States |
| Location: |
Blythe, California |
| Owner(s): |
Genesis Solar, LLC
|
| Technology: |
Parabolic trough |
| Turbine Capacity: |
Net: 250.0 MW
Gross: 250.0 MW
|
| Status: |
Operational |
| Start Year: |
2014
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Background
| Technology: |
Parabolic trough |
| Status: |
Operational |
| Country: |
United States |
| City: |
Blythe |
| State: |
California |
| County: |
Riverside |
| Lat/Long Location: |
33°40′
North,
114°59′
West |
| Land Area: |
1,950 acres |
| Electricity Generation: |
580,000 MWh/yr
(Expected/Planned)
|
| Contact(s): |
Webmaster Solar |
| Company: |
NextEra Energy Resources |
| Key References: |
Fact sheet 
|
| Break Ground: |
December 15,
2010 |
| Start Production: |
March 2014 |
| Construction Job-Years: |
1085 |
| Annual O&M Jobs: |
50 |
| PPA/Tariff Date: |
October 25,
2009 |
| PPA/Tariff Period: |
25 years
|
| Project Type: |
Commercial |
Participants
| Developer(s): |
Genesis Solar, LLC
; NextEra Energy Resources, LLC |
| Owner(s) (%): |
Genesis Solar, LLC |
| Operator(s): |
Genesis Solar, LLC |
| Generation Offtaker(s): |
Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) |
Plant Configuration
Solar Field
| # of Solar Collector Assemblies (SCAs): |
1,840 |
| # of Loops: |
460 |
| # of SCAs per Loop: |
4 |
| SCA Manufacturer (Model): |
Sener
(SenerTrough)
|
| Mirror Manufacturer (Model): |
Flabeg (RP3)
|
| Heat-Transfer Fluid Type: |
Therminol VP-1 |
| HTF Company: |
Solutia |
| Solar-Field Outlet Temp: |
740°F |
Power Block
| Turbine Capacity (Gross): |
250.0 MW
|
| Turbine Capacity (Net): |
250.0 MW |
| Turbine Description: |
Two 125-MW units |
| Output Type: |
Steam Rankine |
| Cooling Method: |
Dry cooling |
| Cooling Method Description: |
Air-cooled condenser |
Thermal Storage