| Project Overview |
| Project Name: |
Colorado Integrated Solar Project
(Cameo)
|
| Country: |
United States |
| Location: |
Palisade, Colorado |
| Owner(s): |
Xcel Energy |
| Technology: |
Parabolic trough |
| Turbine Capacity: |
Gross: 2.0 MW |
| Status: |
Operational |
| Start Year: |
2010
|
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Colorado Integrated Solar Project
The Colorado Integrated Solar Project is a hybrid CSP/coal plant approach using parabolic-trough solar technology. A parabolic trough solar field provides thermal energy to produce supplemental steam for power generation at Xcel Energy's Cameo Station's Unit 2 (approximately 2MWe equivalent) in order to decrease the overall consumption of coal, reduce emissions from the plant, improve plant efficiency, and test the commercial viability of concentrating solar integration.
| Status Date: |
May 13, 2011
|
Background
| Technology: |
Parabolic trough |
| Status: |
Operational |
| Country: |
United States |
| City: |
Palisade |
| State: |
Colorado |
| Lat/Long Location: |
39°8′
54.96″
North,
108°19′
5.1234″
West |
| Land Area: |
6 acres |
| Electricity Generation: |
49 MWh/yr
(Estimated)
|
| Contact(s): |
Marty Smith |
| Company: |
Xcel Energy |
| Break Ground: |
August 1,
2009 |
| Start Production: |
2010 |
| Cost (approx): |
4,500,000 dollars |
| PPA/Tariff Date: |
January 1,
2010 |
Participants
| Developer(s): |
Xcel Energy
; Abengoa Solar |
| Owner(s) (%): |
Xcel Energy |
Plant Configuration
Solar Field
| Solar-Field Aperture Area: |
6,664 m² |
| # of Solar Collector Assemblies (SCAs): |
8 |
| # of SCAs per Loop: |
2 |
| SCA Aperture Area: |
833 m² |
| SCA Length: |
150 m |
Power Block
| Turbine Capacity (Gross): |
2.0 MW
|
| Output Type: |
Solar hybrid |
| Cooling Method: |
Wet cooling |
