Alamosa Photovoltaic Power Plant
Alamosa Photovoltaic Power Plant, is a 7.7 MWAC photovoltaic power station located in San Luis Valley, Colorado. The facility was the largest in the United States to service a major public utility when its activation was announced on December 17, 2007.Photo: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0.
- Type: Power station
- Description: photovoltaic power station
- Also known as: “Alamosa photovoltaic power plant” and “SunEdison Alamosa Photovoltaic Solar Plant”
- Address: 8900 Lane 8 North, Mosca, CO 81146
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Colorado Gators Reptile Park and San Luis Valley Solar Ranch.
Colorado Gators Reptile Park
Photo: Craig Talbert, CC BY 2.0.
Colorado Gators Reptile Park was opened to the public in 1990, in Mosca, Colorado, United States. Located 17 miles north of Alamosa, Colorado, it started as a tilapia farm in 1977, and now includes a bird sanctuary, reptile rescue, education, and display, and a biodome. Colorado Gators Reptile Park is situated 1¼ miles north of Alamosa Photovoltaic Power Plant.
San Luis Valley Solar Ranch
Power station
Photo: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0.
The San Luis Valley Solar Ranch is a 30 megawatt photovoltaic power station in the San Luis Valley, located near the town of Mosca, Colorado. It was the largest solar facility in the state when it came online at the end of 2011. San Luis Valley Solar Ranch is situated 2½ miles west of Alamosa Photovoltaic Power Plant.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mosca and Hooper.
Mosca
Hamlet
Photo: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0.
Mosca is an unincorporated community and a U.S. Post Office in Alamosa County, Colorado, United States. Mosca's population is 1,072 as of the 2020 census. Mosca is situated 2½ miles south of Alamosa Photovoltaic Power Plant.
Hooper
Village
The Town of Hooper is a statutory town located in the San Luis Valley in Alamosa County, Colorado, United States. The population was 81 at the 2020 census. Hooper is situated 4 miles north of Alamosa Photovoltaic Power Plant.
Alamosa Photovoltaic Power Plant
- Categories: photovoltaic power station and industry
- Location: Alamosa, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.68903° or 37° 41′ 21″ northLongitude
-105.87834° or 105° 52′ 42″ westInception
December 2007Operator
SunEdison Inc.Open location code
859PM4QC+JMOpenStreetMap ID
way 309638852OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=industrialWikidata ID
Q4705999
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In Other Languages
“Alamosa Photovoltaic Power Plant” goes by many names.
- French: “Centrale photovoltaïque d’Alamosa”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include SunEdison Solar Power Plant and Mosca United Methodist Church.
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