Quartzsite Solar Energy Project

Quartzsite solar energy project newsletter 1 january 2010 introduction quartzsite solar energy llc qse a subsidiary of solar reserve proposes to construct a 100 megawatt mw solar powered generating station in la paz county arizona.

Quartzsite solar energy project.

Solar power in arizona has the potential to according to then governor janet napolitano make arizona the persian gulf of solar energy. The solar fields are made up of heliostats which are a collection of mirrors. The proposed concentrating solar power plant would be located on approximately 1 675 acres of land managed by the bureau of land management. Quartzsite solar energy llc proposes to construct a 100 mw net solar powered electrical generation facility in la paz county ariz.

The desert quartzite solar project advances the department of the interior s america first energy plan an all of the above strategy which supports energy development on public lands improving infrastructure and creating jobs in local economies. In 2012 arizona had 1 106 mw of photovoltaic pv solar power systems and 6 mw of concentrated solar power csp bringing the total to over 1 112 megawatts mw of solar power the solana generating station is a 280 mw parabolic trough solar plant which. The project involves construction of a 450 mw solar facility and a 3 mile long 230 kilovolt transmission line that would connect with southern california edison s colorado substation. Qse has submitted an interconnection request to western area power administration western to connect.

On december 21 2012 the notice of availability of the final environmental impact statement eis and yuma field office yuma proposed resource management plan amendment prmpa for quartzsite solar energy project was published in the federal register 77 fr 75632 after considering the environmental impacts western has decided to allow qse s request for interconnection to western s. The blm is a cooperating agency. It would produce an estimated 100 mw of clean. The lead federal agency dealing with the quartzsite solar energy application is the western area power authority wapa.

Total estimated project cost. When operational the facility will generate enough clean power to meet the needs of an. Because the proposed project would be located on. Western proposes to provide transmission interconnection services for the quartzsite solar energy project project a proposed 100 megawatt concentrating solar power plant to western s transmission system at the bouse kofa 161kilovolt transmission line in la paz county arizona.

If approved the project would generate up to 870 jobs at peak construction. The quartzsite solar energy project will employ dry cooling technology which requires a fraction of the water needed for wet cooling. The project would also include a thermal energy storage system. The project would be located approximately 2 75 miles southwest of the city of blythe just south of the interstate 10 freeway in riverside county california.