astronomy

Stateline Solar

Stateline Solar is a astronomy topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Stateline Solar rather than just read about it. In short: Desert Stateline Solar Facility is a 300 MWp (about 250 MWAC) utility-scale solar photovoltaic power station constructed by First Solar in San Bernardino County in California, USA. It is located at the base of Clark Mountain in California, across the state line from Primm, Nevada, and adjacent to the Ivanpah Solar Power Facility.

Key takeaways

Stateline Solar belongs to astronomy; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Stateline Solar to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Stateline Solar from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Desert Stateline Solar Facility is a 300 MWp (about 250 MWAC) utility-scale solar photovoltaic power station constructed by First Solar in San Bernardino County in California, USA. It is located at the base of Clark Mountain in California, across the state line from Primm, Nevada, and adjacent to the Ivanpah Solar Power Facility. The project uses approximately 3.2 million panels from First Solar, an amount similar to the 250 MWAC Moapa Southern Paiute Solar Project. The plant's first 150 megawatts (MW) came online in late 2015, and it entered full commercial operation in the third quarter of 2016. In September 2015, it was announced that Southern Company had purchased a controlling interest in the project. First Solar continues to operate the facility. Power is sold to Southern California Edison under a 20-year power purchase agreement.

Electricity production

See also Silver State South Solar Project List of photovoltaic power stations

References

External links "Bureau of Land Management Stateline Solar Farm Project". Retrieved 23 March 2015.

Illustrations

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Stateline Solar

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Stateline Solar claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In astronomy, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Stateline Solar before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Stateline Solar ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Stateline Solar

In research: Stateline Solar appears in astronomy research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Stateline Solar in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Stateline Solar is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Buildings and structures in San Bernardino County, California, Renewable power plant stubs, Solar power in the Mojave Desert, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Stateline Solar outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Stateline Solar in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Stateline Solar means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
Explain Stateline Solar out loud to somebody else — or to Teacher Smith in the lgStudy chat.

Frequently asked questions

What is Stateline Solar in simple terms?

Why does Stateline Solar matter?

Because it connects several astronomy ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Stateline Solar?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Stateline Solar.