Solar Star | |
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Country | United States |
Location | Rosamond, California |
Coordinates | 34°49′50″N 118°23′53″W / 34.83056°N 118.39806°W |
Status | Operational |
Construction began | 2013 |
Commission date | June 19, 2015 |
Owner(s) | BHE Renewables |
Operator(s) | SunPower |
Solar farm | |
Type | Flat-panel PV |
Site area | 3,200 acres (1,300 ha) |
Power generation | |
Nameplate capacity | 747.3 MWp,[1] 579 MWAC[2] |
Capacity factor | 32.8% (average 2017-2019) |
Annual net output | 1,663 GW·h, 520 MW·h/acre (average 2017-2019) |
External links | |
Website | us.sunpower.com |
Solar Star is a 579-megawatt (MWAC) photovoltaic power station near Rosamond, California, United States, that is operated and maintained by SunPower Services. When completed in June 2015, it was the world's largest solar farm in terms of installed capacity, using 1.7 million solar panels, made by SunPower and spread over 13 square kilometers (3,200 acres).[1][2][3]