| Project Overview | |
| Power Station: | Sierra SunTower |
| Location: | Lancaster |
| California United States | |
| Owners (%): | eSolar |
| Technology | Power Tower |
| Nominal Capacity: | 5 MW |
| Status | Currently Non-Operational |
| Start Year | 2010 |
| Status Date | October 21, 2022 |
| Background | |
| Lat/Long Location | 34.731,-118.139 |
| Participants | |
| Developer | eSolar |
| USA | |
| Operator | eSolar |
| Electricity Generation Offtaker | Southern California Edison |
| Construction Job Years | 130 |
| Annual Operations Jobs | 12 |
| Costs | |
| Concessional Funding or Other Support | Expected 30% Federal Investment Tax Credit (ITC, 5-year MACRS) |
| Plant Configuration | |
| Solar Field | |
| Solar Field Aperture Area (m虏) | 27670 |
| # of Heliostats (or dishes for dish systems) | 24360 |
| Heliostat Aperture Area (m虏) (or dish aperature for dish systems) | 1 |
| Collector/Heliostat Engineering or IP Owner | eSolar |
| USA | |
| Solar Field (Receiver) | |
| Receiver Working Fluid | Water |
| Receiver Working Fluid Category | Water |
| Tower Height (m) | 55 |
| Receiver Manufacturer | Babcock & Wilcox |
| Receiver Model | External – Dual-cavity receiver & tubular external receiver |
| Power Block | |
| Nominal Turbine or Power Cycle Capacity | 5 MW |
| Power Cycle | Steam Rankine |
| Cooling Type | Wet |
Further reading: Sierra SunTower – Wikipedia
