Long Island Solar Farm LLC — Suffolk, NY — Operational Power Plant
Total Capacity
31.5 MW
Technology
Solar
1 generator
First Unit Online
December 1, 2011
Long Island Solar Farm LLC is a solar power plant in Suffolk County, NY with a single generating unit rated at 31.5 MW of nameplate capacity. It is operated by Long Island Solar Farm LLC. Its unit came online in 2011.
About this plant
The 32 megawatt AC Long Island Solar Farm (LISF), located in Upton, New York, was the largest photovoltaic array in the eastern U.S. in November 2011. The LISF is made up of 164,312 solar panels from BP Solar which provide enough electricity for roughly 4,500 households. The project will cause the abatement of more than 30,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions per year. LISF is co-owned by BP Solar and MetLife through Long Island Solar Farm LLC. Municipal utility Long Island Power Authority (LIPA) buys the 37-megawatt (49,600 hp) power plant's output, which is estimated at 44 GWh annually, under a 20-year power purchase agreement (PPA). Payments over that time are expected to total $298 million. The project was engineered by Blue Oak Energy and construction subcontracted to Hawkeye LLC from Hauppauge, New York. The plant earned the Best Photovoltaic Project of Year Award from the New York Solar Energy Industries Association. The panels are mounted at a fixed tilt angle of 35°, with the rows spaced approximately 18 ft 4 in (5.59 m) apart.
Source: Wikipedia
Capacity rank
- #1463 in the U.S. by capacity
- #29 in NY by capacity
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Monthly generation history
Source: EIA Form 923
Generators (1)
1 generator
| Generator ID | Technology | Prime Mover | Nameplate (MW) | Summer (MW) | Winter (MW) | Status | Completion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9WUBN | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 31.5 | 31.5 | 31.5 | Operational | December 1, 2011 |
Plant Information
| Plant ID | 57589 |
| Plant Name | Long Island Solar Farm LLC |
| Operator | Long Island Solar Farm LLC |
| Sector | IPP Non-CHP |
| Balancing Authority | NYIS |
| Power Market | |
| County | Suffolk |
| State | New York (all interconnection requests in New York) |
| Status | Operational |
| Generation Type(s) | Solar |
| Total Nameplate Capacity (MW) | 31.5 |
| Total Summer Capacity (MW) | 31.5 |
| Total Winter Capacity (MW) | 31.5 |
| Generating Units | 1 |
| Operational Units | 1 |
| Planned Units | 0 |
U.S. county map showing Suffolk, NY
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