Comments on: World's Largest Solar PV Plant to Be Built in Washington State

By: CleanTechnica » Blog Archive » Wow, China IS Serious About Clean Energy!

Tue, 02 Feb 2010 22:06:34 +0000

[…] Washington State thought it would take the world title with a planned 75 MW solar PV plant — think again. It may complete this plant before China’s, but don’t think that it will be the big news for long. […]

By: Mo Rousso

Mo Rousso — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 00:11:59 +0000

Is the cost number valid? $100M for 75 MW? That’s about $1.33/Wdc. No way! Current crystalline projects of that size are around $4/Wdc if not a bit higher. Even your article points out “lower-priced thin film technologies, which are coming in at about $2 per watt, according to Trott.” Then you have balance of system, labor, land, permitting, and right-of-way costs to add to the PV cost. Please clarify.

By: Mo Rousso

Mo Rousso — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 00:11:00 +0000

By: Ravi Soparkar

Ravi Soparkar — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 13:30:24 +0000

This is a step towards green energy revoulation. I am sure many cities will follow soon.

By: Ravi Soparkar

Ravi Soparkar — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 13:30:00 +0000

This is a step towards green energy revoulation. I am sure many cities will follow soon.

By: Timothy B. Hurst

Timothy B. Hurst — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 03:34:09 +0000

I know, Ed, I’m totally with you. Saying “World’s Largest” is like stopping the world — Superman-style — and allowing this but no other project to move forward. That said, in today’s terms, it would still be the biggest.

By: Timothy B. Hurst

Timothy B. Hurst — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 03:34:00 +0000

By: Ed Gunther

Ed Gunther — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 01:00:27 +0000

Good work fact checking the largest completed installation (pvresources.com). However, calling this project the world’s largest seems premature until it is completed. They have not even selected a technology yet!

For example, SunPower is developing the 250-275 MWp DC California Valley Solar Ranch (CSRV) project, and First Solar is developing the 550MW (AC) Topaz Farms project (acquired from OptiSolar).

BTW, it is crystalline not chrystalline.

By: Ed Gunther

Ed Gunther — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 01:00:00 +0000

For example, SunPower is developing the 250-275 MWp DC California Valley Solar Ranch (CSRV) project, and First Solar is developing the 550MW (AC) Topaz Farms project (acquired from OptiSolar).

BTW, it is crystalline not chrystalline.