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Yuma County

Population: 202,022
Size: 5,513 sq. mi.
Median Household Income: $41,441

Yuma county houses Arizona’s largest solar plant, the Agua Caliente project, which sells power to Pacific Gas and Electric. It is also home to one of Arizona’s proposed wind/solar hybrid towers, although the project has struggled with investment capital and is not under construction.

 

Solar Project Name

Design

Megawatts

Stage of Development

Developer

Purchaser of electricity

Agua Caliente

PV

290

Operating

First Solar

PG&E

Arizona Western College

PV

5

Operating

 

APS

Foothills I

PV

17

Operating

First Solar

APS

Foothills II

PV

18

Operating

First Solar

APS

Hyder I Solar Plant

PV

16

Operating

 

APS

Hyder II Solar Plant

PV

14

Operating

 

APS

Total Under Construction or Operating

 

360

 

 

 

SEPV Baja

PV

36

Under Development

Solar Electric Solutions

 

San Luis Solar Plant

PV

20

Under Development

 

APS

Total Proposed or Under Development

 

56

 

 

 

Wind Project Name

Megawatts

Stage of Development

Developer

Purchaser of electricity

San Luis

425

Under Development

Solar Wind Energy Tower, Inc.

 

Total Proposed or Under Development

425

 

 

 

Total Under Construction or Operating

0