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The Techren Solar Project is a 400 
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(MW AC) solar
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. Electricity production began with completion of the two building phases in 2019–2020. The project is co-located with several other large
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projects in the
Eldorado Valley Eldorado Valley, or El Dorado Valley, is a Great Basin valley in the Mojave Desert southeast of Las Vegas and southwest of Boulder City, Nevada. The valley is endorheic, containing the Eldorado Dry Lake. The Great Basin Divide, transects ridgelines ...
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Project details

The project was originally founded and developed by SECP (Sustainable Energy Capital Partners) and further developed by 174 Power Global, the US subsidiary of the South Korean company,
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. The project was constructed in two phases: the 100 MW Techren 1 began in 2017 and the 200 MW Techren 2 began in 2018.Techren Solar
174 Power Global Both units are built to a 1.5 kVdc maximum system voltage standard. This increase from the previous 1.0 kVdc standard enables the inverter to operate at higher efficiency and reliability, and is expected to reduce overall
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costs over the lifetime of the facility.
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was the EPC contractor, and Clenera provided
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services. Project completion in September 2019 was as scheduled.
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is purchasing the electricity from both facilities, which are eligible for further customer participation under th
NV GreenEnergy Rider opportunity
As with Boulder Solar and the Fort Churchill Solar Array,
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helped to motivate the project through participation of its northern Nevada
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s in the program. An additional 100 MW was developed: the 25 MW Techren 3, the 25 MW Techren 4 which were completed in October 2020, and the 50 MW Techren 5 completed in December 2020.


See also

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Nevada Solar One Nevada Solar One is a concentrated solar power plant, with a nominal capacity of 64 Watt, MW and maximum steam turbine power output up to 72 MW net (75 MW gross), spread over an area of . The projected Carbon dioxide, CO2 emissions ...
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List of photovoltaic power stations The following is a list of photovoltaic power stations that are larger than 300 megawatts (MW) in current net capacity.Note that nominal power may be AC or DC, depending on the plant, and therefore any totals quoted are hybrid. SeAC-DC conundru ...
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List of power stations in Nevada This is a list of electricity-generating power stations in the U.S. state of Nevada, sorted by type and name. In 2019, Nevada had a total summer capacity of 11,938 MW through all of its power plants, and a net generation of 39,890 GWh. The cor ...
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Solar power plants in the Mojave Desert There are several solar power plants in the Mojave Desert which supply power to the electricity grid. Insolation (solar radiation) in the Mojave Desert is among the best available in the United States, and some significant population centers ar ...
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Solar power in Nevada Solar power in Nevada is growing due to a Renewable Portfolio Standard which requires 50% renewable energy by 2030. The state has abundant open land areas and some of the best solar potential in the country. Solar power plants The number and ...


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