{"id":35532,"date":"2013-04-27T15:59:16","date_gmt":"2013-04-27T22:59:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theavtimes.com\/?p=35532"},"modified":"2019-01-24T09:08:13","modified_gmt":"2019-01-24T17:08:13","slug":"major-construction-starts-on-av-solar-projects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/2013\/04\/27\/major-construction-starts-on-av-solar-projects\/","title":{"rendered":"Major construction starts on Solar Projects"},"content":{"rendered":"
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About 650 jobs are being created during the construction phase of the 579-megawatt Antelope Valley Solar Projects, the world\u2019s largest solar power development under construction, according to company officials.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

ANTELOPE VALLEY \u2013 MidAmerican Solar and SunPower Corp. on Friday (April 26) marked the start of major construction at the Antelope Valley Solar Projects \u2013 two projects co-located in Kern and Los Angeles counties.<\/p>\n

The 579-megawatt development will employ approximately 650 workers during a three-year construction period; generate more than $500 million in regional economic impact, the majority of which will be generated during construction; and serve California\u2019s growing electricity demand with clean, renewable solar power.<\/p>\n

The Antelope Valley Solar Projects make up the world\u2019s largest solar power development under construction. When complete, the projects will provide enough energy to power approximately 400,000 average California homes.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Antelope Valley Solar Projects are already creating needed jobs and economic opportunity in local communities, while at the same time, providing direct, long-term\u00a0 environmental benefits,\u201d said Paul Caudill, president of MidAmerican Solar. \u201cWe look forward to continuing our involvement in the Rosamond, Lancaster and Palmdale communities and, as we move forward, in the surrounding areas. The MidAmerican Solar team is committed to working hand-in-hand with the development\u2019s neighbors and stakeholders. We also look forward to providing a reliable source of renewable energy to our customer Southern California Edison.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe start of construction on the Antelope Valley Solar Projects underscores that solar is a reliable, cost-competitive energy source,\u201d said Howard Wenger, SunPower president, regions. \u201cSunPower is proud to partner with MidAmerican Solar and Southern California Edison on this historic project, which is bringing critically needed jobs and economic opportunity to California today and will generate abundant clean, renewable power to the state over the long term.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"The<\/a>
The solar power plant is co-located in Los Angeles and Kern Counties.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Antelope Valley Solar Projects are owned by MidAmerican Solar.<\/p>\n

SunPower designed and developed the projects and is the engineering, procurement and construction contractor. SunPower also will provide operations and maintenance services for the plants via a multiyear services agreement.<\/p>\n

The Antelope Valley Solar Projects will provide renewable energy to Southern California Edison under two long-term power purchase contracts.<\/p>\n

\u201cSouthern California Edison appreciates the opportunity to work with MidAmerican Solar and SunPower to meet California\u2019s renewable energy goals and recognizes the start of construction as an important step on that path,\u201d said Steven Eisenberg, Southern California Edison\u2019s vice president of energy contracts.<\/p>\n

At the 3,230-acre site, SunPower is installing the SunPower\u00ae Oasis\u00aePower Plant product, fully integrated, modular solar technology that is engineered to rapidly deploy utility-scale solar projects while minimizing land use. The Oasis product uses high-efficiency SunPower solar panels mounted on SunPower\u00ae T0 Trackers, which position the panels to track the sun during the day, increasing energy capture by up to 25 percent.<\/p>\n

Construction began in January 2013 and is expected to be complete by year-end 2015.<\/p>\n

Electricity generated by the projects will displace approximately 775,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide per year \u2013 the equivalent of taking approximately 3 million cars off the road over the next 20 years. MidAmerican Solar and SunPower representatives hosted today\u2019s community picnic and celebration at the project site west of Rosamond.<\/p>\n

Representatives from both companies discussed the project\u2019s construction schedule, environmental values, technology and community-centered plans for the future with more than 250 attendees. Local and state officials also provided remarks about the development and renewable energy.<\/p>\n

MidAmerican Solar MidAmerican Solar, a subsidiary of MidAmerican Renewables, is headquartered in Phoenix, Ariz. MidAmerican Solar owns the 550-megawatt Topaz Solar Farms in San Luis Obispo County, Calif., and has a 49 percent ownership interest in the 290-megawatt Agua Caliente project in Yuma County, Ariz. In January 2013, MidAmerican Solar acquired the 579-megawatt Antelope Valley Solar Projects, two co-located projects in Kern and Los Angeles counties in California.<\/p>\n

MidAmerican Renewables is a subsidiary of MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company, a global energy provider. MidAmerican Renewables owns and operates solar, wind, geothermal and hydro projects in the unregulated renewables market. MidAmerican Renewables is headquartered in Des Moines, Iowa. Information about MidAmerican Renewables and MidAmerican Solar is available on the company\u2019s website and its Twitter, Facebook and YouTube pages, which can be accessed via www.midamericanrenewablesllc.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

(Information via press release from\u00a0MidAmerican Solar and SunPower Corp.)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

ANTELOPE VALLEY \u2013 MidAmerican Solar and SunPower Corp. on Friday (April 26) marked the start of major construction at the Antelope Valley Solar Projects \u2013 two projects co-located in Kern and Los Angeles counties. The 579-megawatt development will employ approximately 650 workers during a three-year construction period; generate more than $500 million in regional economic […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":35533,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[16,1491],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35532"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=35532"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35532\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/35533"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35532"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=35532"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=35532"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}