{"id":4803,"date":"2011-07-01T08:23:09","date_gmt":"2011-07-01T12:23:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.energyrefuge.com\/blog\/?p=4803"},"modified":"2017-09-05T17:50:37","modified_gmt":"2017-09-05T21:50:37","slug":"largest-solar-power-farm-being-built-in-california","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.energyrefuge.com\/blog\/largest-solar-power-farm-being-built-in-california\/","title":{"rendered":"Largest Solar Power Farm Being Built in California"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Photo: Blythe Solar Power Project<\/figcaption><\/figure>Riverside County is set to become home to the world\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s largest solar energy plant known as Blythe Solar Power Project. The plant is located 8 miles west of the city of Blythe and the project broke ground in May 2011. <\/em><\/p>\n

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\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2\tThe project will cost US$4bn, with US$2.1bn from the U.S. Department of Energy;
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2\tSolar Millenium, who is in charge of the project alongside Chevron, estimates it will take six years to complete all four 242 MW units;
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2\tWhen completed, the Blythe Solar Plant will triple the current 585 megawatts of installed commercial-scale solar generation in the United States;
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2\tThe plant will generate enough electricity to power 300,000 homes;
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2\tThe area of the project is 7,025 acres;
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2\t1,000 jobs will be created in the first phase of the construction while hundreds of jobs will be created on a permanent basis;
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2\tThe Blythe Project represents a significant step toward meeting state requirements to obtain 33% of energy from renewable sources by 2020, as mandated by bill SBX1-2 signed by Governor Brown in April 2011.
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2\tThe Department of Energy is working on 19 renewable energy projects on public lands as part of a drive to secure the country\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s energy future.
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2\tMost of the projects are in the West. California\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s 270 total renewable energy <\/a>projects, including the Blythe Solar Power and Terragen\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Alta-Oak Creek wind power project, also the World\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s largest wind project, are estimated to create 5,390 new construction jobs and 400 permanent jobs in California.
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2\tUpon completion, these power plants will generate 3,470 megawatts of energy, or 6% of California\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s peak energy requirement, which is enough to power more than 1.4 million single-family homes.
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2\tIn 2010, the Center for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Technologies surveyed 12 solar, wind, and geothermal projects and found an average of 4,258 jobs would be created per month during construction.
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2\tThese projects would also bring nearly 1,000 long-term operation and maintenance jobs to California.<\/p>\n

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