# Springbok Solar Farm

The Springbok Solar Farm is a 443 MW$_p$ (350 MW$_{AC}$) photovoltaic power station in the northwestern Mojave Desert, near California City in eastern Kern County, California. The facility was developed and constructed by 8minutenergy Renewables in three phases. It is among the country's largest PV solar farms with a capacity of about 440 MW$_p$ (350 MW$_{AC}$).

## Facility details

The project was developed by 8minutenergy, one of the largest independent solar power developers in the United States. The three Springbok solar facilities combined generate enough clean, renewable energy to serve more than 152,000 households. The amount of greenhouse gas emissions avoided is comparable to removing nearly 150,000 cars from the road. The power from all three projects is contracted to the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power.

## Project units

The Springbok Solar Farm consists of 3 project units, or construction phases:
* Springbok 1 Solar Project — a 137 MW$_{dc}$ (105 MW$_{AC}$) solar power station using photovoltaics. Construction on the 700 acres (280 ha) site began in 2015 and was completed in July 2016.
* Springbok 2 Solar Project — a 191 MW$_{dc}$ (155 MW$_{AC}$) solar power station also using photovoltaics which was completed in September 2016 on an additional 700 acres.
* Springbok 3 Solar Project — a 115 MW$_{dc}$ (90 MW$_{AC}$) solar power station using photovoltaics completed in July 2019.

## Electricity production

Springbok Solar 1 nameplate capacities: 137 MW$_{dc}$, 105 MW$_{ac}$
annual net output: 299 GW·h (avg 2017) capacity factor: 32.5%
Generation (MW·h) of Springbok Solar 1 :
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total |
| 2016 | | | | | | | 35,489 | 31,692 | 7,506 | 20,948 | 17,007 | 13,038 | 125,680 |
| 2017 | 11,869 | 13.258 | 24,783 | 26,443 | 33,722 | 36,527 | 33,263 | 30,773 | 28,675 | 26,418 | 16,330 | 17,181 | 299,242 |
| Average Annual Production (years 2017) | Average Annual Production (years 2017) | Average Annual Production (years 2017) | Average Annual Production (years 2017) | Average Annual Production (years 2017) | Average Annual Production (years 2017) | Average Annual Production (years 2017) | Average Annual Production (years 2017) | Average Annual Production (years 2017) | Average Annual Production (years 2017) | Average Annual Production (years 2017) | Average Annual Production (years 2017) | Average Annual Production (years 2017) | 299,000 |
Springbok Solar 2 nameplate capacities: 191 MW$_{dc}$, 155 MW$_{ac}$
annual net output: 418 GW·h (avg 2017) capacity factor: 30.8%
Generation (MW·h) of Springbok Solar 2 :
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total |
| 2016 | | | | | | | | | 9,872 | 27,956 | 23,317 | 18,047 | 79,192 |
| 2017 | 16,565 | 18,502 | 34,587 | 36,904 | 47,062 | 50,976 | 46,421 | 42,946 | 40,019 | 36,869 | 22,790 | 23,977 | 417,618 |
| Average Annual Production (years 2017) | Average Annual Production (years 2017) | Average Annual Production (years 2017) | Average Annual Production (years 2017) | Average Annual Production (years 2017) | Average Annual Production (years 2017) | Average Annual Production (years 2017) | Average Annual Production (years 2017) | Average Annual Production (years 2017) | Average Annual Production (years 2017) | Average Annual Production (years 2017) | Average Annual Production (years 2017) | Average Annual Production (years 2017) | 418,000 |