Blue Wing Solar Project
| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Solar energy |
| Founded | 2010 |
| Headquarters | San Antonio , United States |
Area served | Texas |
Key people | Duke Energy (operator) |
| Products | Photovoltaic power |
| Parent | Duke Energy subsidiary |
The Blue Wing Solar Project is a photovoltaic power installation located in San Antonio, Texas, with a capacity of 16.6 MWp (equivalent to 14.4 MWAC). Upon its commissioning in late 2010, it ranked among the largest solar PV plants within Texas and is operated by a subsidiary of Duke Energy.
Project Details
Situated close to the intersections of highways IH 37 and U.S. 181, this facility comprises 214,500 solar modules supplied by the American company First Solar. These panels are installed on racks fixed at a 20° tilt angle. The plant’s estimated annual electricity output exceeds 26 gigawatt-hours.
The location also hosts a 500-kilowatt pilot section designed to test and compare different thin-film and crystalline silicon photovoltaic technologies, including a concentrator photovoltaic (CPV) system.
Electricity Production
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 5,359 | 2,849 | 8,208 | ||||||||||
| 2011 | 614 | 1,521 | 2,148 | 2,920 | 3,423 | 3,988 | 3,393 | 3,554 | 2,644 | 2,183 | 1,216 | 1,035 | 28,639 |
| 2012 | 1,175 | 1,142 | 1,636 | 2,450 | 2,496 | 2,682 | 2,514 | 2,527 | 2,135 | 1,858 | 1,672 | 2,907 | 25,193 |
| 2013 | 1,293 | 1,662 | 2,476 | 2,006 | 2,428 | 2,346 | 2,498 | 2,538 | 2,095 | 1,922 | 1,243 | 1,179 | 23,688 |
| 2014 | 638 | 308 | 818 | 927 | 2,376 | 2,342 | 2,701 | 2,840 | 3,068 | 3,314 | 2,328 | 1,481 | 23,141 |
| 2015 | 1,080 | 1,089 | 1,394 | 1,453 | 1,439 | 2,235 | 2,556 | 2,717 | 2,327 | 1,994 | 1,220 | 2,464 | 21,969 |
| 2016 | 1,393 | 1,708 | 1,624 | 1,674 | 1,553 | 2,071 | 2,256 | 1,834 | 2,464 | 2,470 | 2,054 | 2,081 | 23,182 |
| 2017 | 675 | 866 | 1,561 | 1,976 | 2,554 | 2,472 | 2,588 | 2,337 | 1,953 | 2,180 | 1,663 | 1,769 | 22,594 |
| Mean Annual Output (2011–2017) | 24,000 | ||||||||||||
See also
- List of photovoltaic power stations
- Renewable energy in the United States
- Renewable portfolio standard
- Solar power in the United States