Solar Energy Generating Systems

Solar Energy Generating Systems in California, with the combined capacity from three separate locations at 354 megawatts, is now the world's second largest solar thermal energy generating facility, after the commissioning of the even larger Ivanpah facility in 2014. It consists of nine solar power plants in California's Mojave Desert, where insolation is among the best available in the United States. SEGS I–II are located at Daggett, SEGS III–VII are installed at Kramer Junction, and SEGS VIII–IX are placed at Harper Lake. NextEra Energy Resources operates and partially owns the plants located at Kramer Junction and Harper Lake. A tenth plant had been in construction and SEGS XI and SEGS XII had been planned by Luz Industries, but the developer filed for bankruptcy in 1992, because it was unable to secure construction financing.Plants' scale and operationsThe plants have a 354 MW net installed capacity. The nameplate capacity, which operating continuously, would dеliver the samе net power output, coming only from the solar source is around, representing a 21% capacity factor. In addition, the turbines can be utilized at night by burning natural gas.