Country United States Type Flat-panel PV | Status Operational Nameplate capacity 200 MW | |
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Location Imperial County, California Operator(s) Imperial Valley Solar, LLC Similar Genesis Solar Energy Pr, Alamosa Solar Generatin, Catalina Solar Project, Silver State South Solar Proj, DeSoto Next Generatio | ||
The Imperial Valley Solar is a 200-megawatt (MW) solar photovoltaic power station located in Imperial County, California, near Calexico. Originally the project was called SES Solar Two, and was to be of Stirling engine design, and the project was approved by California Energy Commission on September 29, 2010. Since then AES Solar has changed the technology from solar thermal to photovoltaic. It has the plant code 56917 with the Department of Energy.
There are many similarly named solar plants in the area including Imperial Valley Solar Company 1 and the proposed Imperial Solar Valley 2, both near Niland; Tensaka's Imperial Solar Energy Center South (#58468) and the proposed Imperial Solar Energy Center West, and Imperial Solar Energy Center South (#57490). Also Mount Signal Solar was formerly called Imperial Valley Solar 1.