| Project Overview | |
| Power Station: | Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System |
| Location: | Primm, NV |
| California United States | |
| Owners (%): | NRG, Brightsource, Google |
| Technology | Power Tower |
| Solar Resource: | 2768 |
| Nominal Capacity: | 377 MW |
| Status | Operational |
| Start Year: | 2014 |
| Background | |
| Break Ground Date | 2010 |
| Expected Generation (GWh/year) | 1079 |
| Lat/Long Location | 35.552,-115.459 |
| Total Power Station Land Area (km簡) | 14.2 |
| Participants | |
| Developer | BrightSource |
| USA | |
| EPC | Bechtel Engineering |
| USA | |
| Electricity Generation Offtaker | Pacific Gas & Electric; Southern California Edison |
| Construction Job Years | 1896 |
| Annual Operations Jobs | 90 |
| Costs | |
| Total Construction Cost (2014) | $2200.00 million |
| Total Cost USD (2020) | $2339.89 million |
| Specific Cost/kW USD (2020) | 6206.6 |
| LCOE USD/kWh (2020) | 0.19 |
| Levelised cost of electricity with 5% weighted average cost of capital and a 25 year payback period, capacity dependent O&M (1.5% of investment cost per year), deflated from Year_operational using the Worldbank’s GDP deflator; if station under development or construction then not deflated (assumed cost year 2020) | |
| Remuneration USD/kWh | 0.14 |
| Remuneration Start Year | 2014 |
| Remuneration USD/kWh Deflated (2020) | 0.14 |
| PPA or Tariff Period (Years) | 25 |
| Support Scheme Type | PPA |
| Concessional Funding or Other Support | Federal Loan Guarantee $1.6 billion, 30% investment tax credit |
| Plant Configuration | |
| Solar Field | |
| Solar Field Aperture Area (m2) | 2600000 |
| # of Heliostats (or dishes for dish systems) | 173500 |
| Heliostat Aperture Area (m2) (or dish aperature for dish systems) | 15 |
| Collector/Heliostat Manufacturer | Brightsource |
| USA | |
| Collector/Heliostat Engineering or IP Owner | Brightsource |
| USA | |
| Collector/Heliostat Model | Brightsource |
| Mirror Manufacturer | Guardian |
| USA | |
| Mirror Model | EcoGuard Solar Boost |
| Solar Field (Receiver) | |
| Receiver Working Fluid | Water |
| Receiver Working Fluid Category | Water |
| Tower Height (m) | 140 |
| Receiver Manufacturer | Riley |
| USA | |
| Receiver Model | Solar receiver steam generator |
| Power Block | |
| Nominal Turbine or Power Cycle Capacity | 377 MW |
| Turbine Manufacturer | Siemens |
| Germany | |
| Turbine Model | SST-900 |
| Power Cycle | Steam Rankine |
| Power Cycle Pressure (Bar) | 160 |
| Cooling Type | Dry |
Further Reading: Ivanpah Solar Power Facility – Wikipedia
