Solana Generating Station

This page provides information on Solana, a concentrating solar power (CSP) project, with data organized by background, participants, and power plant configuration. Abengoa Solar and Arizona Public Service (APS) have announced plans to build a 280-megawatt parabolic trough solar plant about 70 miles southwest of Phoenix, Arizona. The proposed plant could generate enough power to supply 70,000 homes under a 30-year power supply contract with APS. An unspecified heat-storage technology will provide 6 hours of generating capacity after sunset. During 3 years of construction, the project is planned to employ 1,500 workers at the 1,900-acre site near Gila Bend. After completion, Solana will employ 85 permanent workers. Abengoa plans to build a mirror manufacturing facility in an undisclosed location in the southwestern United States.

Status Date:	December 3, 2010

Background

Technology:	Parabolic trough
Status:	Under development
Country:	United States
City:	Phoenix
State:	Arizona
County:	Maricopa
Region:	Gila Bend
Lat/Long Location:	32°55′ 0.0″ North, 112°58′ 0.0″ West
Land Area:	1,900 acres
Contact(s):	Abengoa Solar
Break Ground:	January 1, 2011
Start Production:	January 1, 2013
Cost (approx):	2,000,000,000 dollars
Cost Info Source:	http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2010/07/03/
Construction Job-Years:	1500
Annual O&M Jobs:	85
PPA/Tariff Date:	January 1, 2008
PPA/Tariff Period:	30 years

Participants

Developer(s):	Abengoa Solar
Owner(s) (%):	Abengoa Solar (100%)
Generation Offtaker(s):	Arizona Public Service

Plant Configuration

Solar Field

Solar-Field Outlet Temp:	371°C

Power Block

Turbine Capacity (Gross):	280.0 MW
Turbine Description:	2.0
Output Type:	Steam Rankine
Design-Point Solar-to-Electricity Efficiency:	2%
Annual Solar-to-Electricity Efficiency (Gross):	2%
Fossil Backup Type:	Unspecified

Thermal Storage

Storage Capacity:	6 hour(s)