Panoche Valley Solar Farm
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Panoche Valley Solar Farm is a proposed 420 megawatt (MW) utility-scale solar photovoltaic power station
, which would be built by Solargen Energy in the Panoche Valley of Central California
's San Benito County
. Panoche Valley is crossed by a 230 kilovolt (kV) power line from the Moss Landing Power Plant
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The project site consists of 4717 acres (1,908.9 ha), private land extending the entire length of the valley from west to east and occupying one third of the valley floor. It is currently used for pasture-based livestock grazing on native grassland habitat. The project is expected to cost more than $1 billion.
California utilities are mandated to get 33% of their energy from renewable sources by 2020. A December 2010 deadline looms for qualification for federal stimulus funds in the form of ARRA money. Solargen could qualify to receive $360,000,000 if San Benito officials approve their project by the end of 2010.
Power station
A power station is an industrial facility for the generation of electric energy....
, which would be built by Solargen Energy in the Panoche Valley of Central California
Central California
Central California, sometimes referenced as Mid-State, is an area of California south of the San Francisco Bay Area and north of Southern California...
's San Benito County
San Benito County, California
San Benito County is a county located in the Coast Range Mountains of the U.S. state of California, south of San Jose. As of 2010 the population was 55,269. The county seat is Hollister, which includes nearly two-thirds of the county's population. El Camino Real passes through the county and...
. Panoche Valley is crossed by a 230 kilovolt (kV) power line from the Moss Landing Power Plant
Moss Landing Power Plant
The Moss Landing Power Plant is a natural gas powered electricity generation plant located in Moss Landing, California, at the midpoint of Monterey Bay. The plant's large stacks are landmarks, visible throughout the Monterey Bay Area.-History:...
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The project site consists of 4717 acres (1,908.9 ha), private land extending the entire length of the valley from west to east and occupying one third of the valley floor. It is currently used for pasture-based livestock grazing on native grassland habitat. The project is expected to cost more than $1 billion.
California utilities are mandated to get 33% of their energy from renewable sources by 2020. A December 2010 deadline looms for qualification for federal stimulus funds in the form of ARRA money. Solargen could qualify to receive $360,000,000 if San Benito officials approve their project by the end of 2010.