Sault Ste. Marie Solar Park
- 0.42 Canadian dollar (per kilowatt-hour)
The Sault Ste. Marie Solar Park near Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada, in 2011 became Canada's second largest photovoltaic plant with an installed capacity of 68 MWp.[1]
In 2009, Ontario introduced a feed-in tariff for renewable energy payments program paying up to CDN 44.3 cents per kilowatt-hour (kW·h) for large ground arrays such as Sault Ste. Marie.[2] This makes Ontario's one of the top feed in tariff programs in the world. All of the power produced will be sold for CDN 42 cents per kW·h for the first 20 years.[3]
Consisting of six 10 MW Ac projects, the first two were completed, by the POD Generating Group, in October, 2010 – the Baseline Road Facility on the west side of the city (46°31′26″N 84°26′46″W / 46.52389°N 84.44611°W / 46.52389; -84.44611), also known as SSM1,[4] using 87,000 Q.BASE modules from Q-Cells.[5] The project was acquired by Starwood Energy, in June, 2010. The remainder of the project was completed by Q-Cells. SSM2 is 30 MW Ac, and SSM3 is 10 MW Ac, both near Black Road on the east side of Sault Ste Marie (46°32′51″N 84°16′47″W / 46.54750°N 84.27972°W / 46.54750; -84.27972).[6] The total electricity peak demand for Sault Ste. Marie is 90-100 MW in summer and 140-150 MW in winter.[7] The instantaneous demand is displayed on the SSM PUC website.[8] The project was completed in 2011, with about 270,000 panels. Energy generated from each of the three stations will be sold to SSM PUC through 20-year Power Purchase Agreements using Ontario Power Authority's Renewable Energy Standard Offer Program.[9]
8 km northwest is the Prince Township Wind Farm, Canada's 3rd largest wind farm, rated at 189 MW, which along with 203 MW of hydroelectricity, further makes Sault Ste. Marie a green city.[10][11]
Year(a) | Name of PV power station | Country | Capacity MW |
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1982 | Lugo | United States | 1 |
1985 | Carrisa Plain | United States | 5.6 |
2005 | Bavaria Solarpark (Mühlhausen) | Germany | 6.3 |
2006 | Erlasee Solar Park | Germany | 11.4 |
2008 | Olmedilla Photovoltaic Park | Spain | 60 |
2010 | Sarnia Photovoltaic Power Plant | Canada | 97 |
2011 | Huanghe Hydropower Golmud Solar Park | China | 200 |
2012 | Agua Caliente Solar Project | United States | 290 |
2014 | Topaz Solar Farm(b) | United States | 550 |
2015 | Longyangxia Dam Solar Park | China | 850 |
2016 | Tengger Desert Solar Park | China | 1547 |
2019 | Pavagada Solar Park | India | 2050 |
2020 | Bhadla Solar Park | India | 2245 |
2024 | Midong Solar Park | China | 3500 |
Also see list of photovoltaic power stations and list of notable solar parks (a) year of final commissioning (b) capacity given in MWAC otherwise in MWDC |
See also
References
- ^ Large-Scale Photovoltaic Power Plants Archived 2016-01-01 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ FIT program overview retrieved 2011 03 02
- ^ Sault solar farm destined to be one of the biggest anywhere
- ^ Base Line Road Facility generating 20 MW of renewable solar power, launched in 2010
- ^ Project Description
- ^ Starwood nears completion of massive solar farm in Sault Ste. Marie
- ^ Starwood Energy Announces Close of Financing
- ^ SSM PUC
- ^ Transactions
- ^ Green Energy in Sault Ste Marie
- ^ Starwood nears completion of massive solar farm in Sault Ste. Marie
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