The Adelanto project, which features SolarWorlds American-made solar panels and proprietary racking, will harvest the solar energy advantages of clean, renewable power for homes and businesses in Los Angeles.
Designed and procured by SolarWorlds engineering, procurement and construction division in Camarillo, Calif., the Adelanto Solar Power Plant pairs the nations largest municipal utility with the largest and most experienced American solar manufacturer. Comprised of 46,322 of SolarWorlds 250-watt solar panels mounted on more than 5 million pounds of the companys Sunfix Ground Mount racking, the system is expected to generate 515,700 MWh of electricity over its 25-year life, the equivalent of powering 85,850 homes each for one year and replacing 290,000 metric tons of CO2.
The Adelanto project marks an important milestone in the transition of LADWPs power supply from coal power to more renewable sources of energy, said Ronald O. Nichols, general manager of LADWP. The selection of SolarWorld, a company that designs and manufacturers complete solar systems in America according to the highest quality, safety and environmental standards, gives us the confidence to know that this system will reliably serve our ratepayers for decades into the future.
Located on a 40-acre site 65 miles north of Los Angeles, the Adelanto project features an impressive assortment of domestically produced electrical components. In addition to American-made solar panels and racking, the projects inverters, connectors, surge arresters, transformers, combiner boxes and switch board all were made in the USA. All told, seven domestic manufacturers employing more 40,000 Americans were involved in the project.
As we celebrate completion of the Adelanto Solar Power Plant, we applaud LADWPs multi-faceted approach to solar energy deployment, said Kevin Kilkelly, president of SolarWorld Americas. This project showcases the role that American engineering and manufacturing talent, throughout the entire solar supply chain, can and should play in utility-scale solar development.
The Adelanto Solar Power Plant ties into a switching and converter station at the southern terminus of LADWPs Southern Transmission System, which links Southern California with wind farms and the existing Intermountain Power Project, a power-generation facility in Utah capable of producing 1,800 megawatts of electricity.
