Mar
22
Moapa Southern Paiute Solar Project Begins Operation
ByThe 250-megawatt solar power plant will generate sufficient energy to power approximately 111,000 homes.
Moapa, Nev.—Moapa Southern Paiute Solar Project, a 250-megawatt AC solar energy facility located approximately 30 miles north of Las Vegas on the Moapa River Indian reservation,is now fully operational. The solar power plant is estimated to generate enough energy to power around 111,000 homes while avoiding the use of approximately 341,000 metric tons per year of carbon dioxide emissions. The prevention of carbon dioxide emissions is estimated to amount to the equivalent of taking nearly 73,000 cars off the road.
The Moapa Southern Paiute Solar Project is the first utility-scale solar plant to be built on tribal land and has a long-term power purchase agreement (PPA) of 25 years with the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP)…
