{"id":17794,"date":"2020-11-17T09:37:09","date_gmt":"2020-11-17T09:37:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ecotality.com\/?p=17794"},"modified":"2020-11-18T01:37:46","modified_gmt":"2020-11-18T01:37:46","slug":"the-era-of-large-scale-solar-plants-has-begun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ecotality.com\/the-era-of-large-scale-solar-plants-has-begun\/","title":{"rendered":"The Era of Large-Scale Solar Plants Has Begun"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"17794\" class=\"elementor elementor-17794\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-88f08f2 lead-section elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"88f08f2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2e9b627\" data-id=\"2e9b627\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a8449f article-title elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5a8449f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Era of Large-Scale Solar Plants Has Begun<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-59e4205 toc-and-author-bio-section elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"59e4205\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a76fab4 left-column\" data-id=\"a76fab4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-963be9d table-of-contents elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"963be9d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\"><div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_55 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Page Contents<\/p>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/ecotality.com\/the-era-of-large-scale-solar-plants-has-begun\/#Economy-of-Scale\" title=\"Economy of Scale\">Economy of Scale<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/ecotality.com\/the-era-of-large-scale-solar-plants-has-begun\/#A-Robust-Investment\" title=\"A Robust Investment\">A Robust Investment<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ca3eec6 right-column\" data-id=\"ca3eec6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d091abe author-bio elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"d091abe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\"><script type=\"application\/ld+json\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t{\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\/\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \"@type\": \"Person\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \"name\": \"Aniket\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \"url\": \"https:\/\/ecotality.com\/author\/aniket\/\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \"image\": \"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/324fd7f9d0b3e667f7223919e56f046a?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \"jobTitle\": \"Author\"  \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/script><p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"author-bio-avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/324fd7f9d0b3e667f7223919e56f046a?s=50&amp;d=mm&amp;r=g\" alt=\"Aniket\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\" \/><\/p><p class=\"author-bio-text\"><span class=\"written-by-text\">Written by<\/span> <span class=\"job-title\">qualified solar engineer<\/span> <span class=\"author-name\">Aniket<\/span><span class=\"written-by-period\">.<\/span> <span class=\"last-updated-text\">Last updated:<\/span> <time datetime=\"2020-11-18 01:37:46\">November 18, 2020<\/time><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4caed31 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4caed31\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b3770e9\" data-id=\"b3770e9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element 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A few hundred kilowatts were the norm in most places. In 2010, the world\u2019s largest plant was less than 100 MW in capacity, which was an incredible feat.<\/p>\n<p>Today, solar plants are breaking all barriers of size and scale. As per data compiled by BloombergNEF, in 2019, a record total of 35 projects of 200MW or higher capacity were commissioned globally. Every 200MW requires about 3000 panels, making most of these plants in the vicinity of 2 square miles, which is gigantic. The reason for this is the economic advantage brought by scale. The larger the plant, the lower the electricity cost.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Economy-of-Scale\"><\/span>Economy of Scale<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>An important factor in developers\u2019 choice of larger plants is the lower cost per watt of equipment. Solar panels and other solar equipment can be bought at incredibly low prices when buying in large quantities. Every month, shipping containers filled with solar panels cross the seas to create some of the world\u2019s largest solar plants.<\/p>\n<p>Besides the equipment, there are costs involved in legal, transmission, substation design, security, etc., which are comparable in large- and small-scale solar plants. This means bigger projects will have a lower investment cost per MW, which means the power price can be lower. Solar power prices have recently reached a record low, making it officially the <a href=\"https:\/\/ecotality.com\/solar-becomes-the-cheapest-power-source-for-most\/\">cheapest power source<\/a> nearly everywhere.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"A-Robust-Investment\"><\/span>A Robust Investment<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The only challenge encountered with large scale solar is setting them up in the vicinity of communities it can power. People are unwilling to have gigantic solar farms near their homes. As Bloomberg puts it, it\u2019s a problem for renewables where people want cleaner and cheaper electricity, but they don\u2019t want it next door.<\/p>\n<p>With market uncertainty always existing for nearly every type of investment, solar stands in its own league as a more reliable and robust investment. The number of buyers willing to invest in solar has steadily increased. This includes but is not limited to pension funds and other similar institutional investors who want to match their long-term liabilities with the reliable returns solar provides.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, the appeal of solar is so strong that not only was it the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iea.org\/reports\/renewables-2019\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">leading power source installed in 2019<\/a> (45%), but IEA predicts that solar will be the leading technology for the coming five years by a vast margin.<\/p>\n<p><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/ecotality.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/image-shows-the-growth-of-renewable-capacity-2019-2024-by-technology.webp 480w,https:\/\/ecotality.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/image-shows-the-growth-of-renewable-capacity-2019-2024-by-technology-300x146.webp 300w,https:\/\/ecotality.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/image-shows-the-growth-of-renewable-capacity-2019-2024-by-technology-354x174.webp 354w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img src=\"https:\/\/ecotality.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/image-shows-the-growth-of-renewable-capacity-2019-2024-by-technology.png\" height=\"234\" width=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ecotality.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/image-shows-the-growth-of-renewable-capacity-2019-2024-by-technology.png 480w, https:\/\/ecotality.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/image-shows-the-growth-of-renewable-capacity-2019-2024-by-technology-300x146.png 300w, https:\/\/ecotality.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/image-shows-the-growth-of-renewable-capacity-2019-2024-by-technology-354x174.png 354w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17799 sp-no-webp\" alt=\"image shows the growth of renewable capacity 2019-2024 by technology\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  > <\/picture><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Renewable capacity growth 2019-2024 by technology (source \u2013 IEA)<\/p>\n<p>Some examples of mega-solar power plants are:<\/p>\n<ol>\n\t<li>Benban solar park, Egypt \u2013 1500 MW<\/li>\n\t<li>Dau Tieng 1 and 2, Vietnam \u2013 420 MW<\/li>\n\t<li>Magdalena II, Mexico \u2013 220 MW<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Harry Boyd-Carpenter, head of energy for Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, highlights the role of large scale solar by saying, \u201cNow that people see renewables as cheap, they buy a lot of it.\u201d He also adds, \u201cWithout doing large solar and wind projects, we won\u2019t achieve the energy transition.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The only challenge encountered with large scale solar is setting them up in the vicinity of communities it can power. People are unwilling to have gigantic solar farms near their homes. As Bloomberg puts it, it\u2019s a problem for renewables where people wnt cleaner and cheaper electricity, but they don\u2019t want it next door.<\/p>\n<p>This does not pose a threat to large scale projects as developers still seem to be finding ways to build and commission hundreds of megawatts of solar power. Furthermore, it is not just large scale solar that is growing worldwide. Rooftop solar plants and even <a href=\"https:\/\/ecotality.com\/portable-solar-products\/\">portable solar products<\/a> are rapidly gaining popularity. 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