As per the partnership, LADWP will install, own and operate the system while SolarWorld will supply complete system engineering and high-performance solar panels and procure balance-of-system components, including advanced SMA America inverters to convert power from the system to 10MW (AC) power for transmission to Los Angeles.
The power project, which is located at the LADWP’s existing high-desert Adelanto Switching and Convertor Station, has received the Board of Water and Power Commissioners approval in December 2010, and the work has started in February 2011.
The Adelanto solar array will be developed on a 42-acre site about 65 miles north of Los Angeles in the town of Adelanto, California.
The solar project is expected to produce 22,400MWh during its first year and 515,700MWh over a 25-year period.
The system will incorporate SolarWorld Sunfix ground-mount systems featuring flexible aluminum structures to minimize site-preparation costs, the company said.
