| Project Overview |
| Project Name: |
Solar Electric Generating Station VII
(SEGS VII)
|
| Country: |
United States |
| Location: |
Kramer Junction, California
(Mojave Desert) |
| Owner(s): |
NextEra
(50%)
|
| Technology: |
Parabolic trough |
| Turbine Capacity: |
Net: 30.0 MW
Gross: 35.0 MW |
| Status: |
Operational |
| Start Year: |
1989
|
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Solar Electric Generating Station VII
This page provides information on Solar Electric Generating Station VII, a concentrating solar power (CSP) project, with data organized by background, participants, and power plant configuration.
SEGS VII is one of the nine Solar Electric Generating Station plants in California’s Mojave Desert. The combined electric generating capacity of these plants, which use parabolic trough technology, is more than 350 megawatts. The plants operate as Qualifying Facility Independent Power Producers under the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act, with a special Standard Offer 2 type of power purchase agreement to Southern California Edison.
| Status Date: |
December 3, 2013
|
Background
| Technology: |
Parabolic trough |
| Status: |
Operational |
| Country: |
United States |
| City: |
Kramer Junction |
| State: |
California |
| County: |
San Bernardino |
| Region: |
Mojave Desert |
| Lat/Long Location: |
35°0′
51.0″
North,
117°33′
32.0″
West |
| Solar Resource: |
2,725 kWh/m2/yr
|
| Source of Solar Resource: |
National Solar Resource Data Base |
| Contact(s): |
Jennifer Swist |
| Company: |
NextEra Energy |
| Start Production: |
February 1,
1989 |
| Project Type: |
PURPA Qualifying Facility Independent Power Producer, with special Standard Offer 2 (SO-2) type power purchase agreement to Southern California Edison |
| Incentives: |
Accelerated depreciation
Federal and state investment incentive
Solar property tax exclusion |
Participants
| Developer(s): |
Luz |
| Owner(s) (%): |
NextEra
(50%)
|
| Operator(s): |
NextEra |
| Generation Offtaker(s): |
Southern California Edison |
Plant Configuration
Solar Field
| Solar-Field Aperture Area: |
194,280 m² |
| SCA Manufacturer (Model): |
Luz
(LS-2)
|
| SCA Description: |
Parabolic trough SCA |
|
HCE Manufacturer (Model): |
Solel Solar Systems (Solel UVAC) |
| HCE Type (Length): |
Evacuated (4 m)
|
| Heat-Transfer Fluid Type: |
Therminol |
| Solar-Field Outlet Temp: |
390°C |
Power Block
| Turbine Capacity (Gross): |
35.0 MW
|
| Turbine Capacity (Net): |
30.0 MW |
| Power Cycle Pressure: |
100.0 bar |
| Turbine Efficiency: |
37.5% @ full load
|
| Fossil Backup Type: |
Natural gas |
