Utility-scale solar plants use solar photovoltaic (PV) technology or solar thermal technology to generate electricity.
Powering Homes Sustainably, Efficiently, and Independently
Solar utility-scale refers to large-scale solar power plants that generate electricity from sunlight and distribute it through the power grid to customers. These plants typically have a capacity of several megawatts (MW) to hundreds of megawatts and are designed to provide power to utilities or large-scale commercial or industrial customers.
Utility Scale Energy
Providing Ready-to-Use Solar Systems
Utility Scale solar installations are the largest scale of Solar Energy projects.
Utility scale solar installations are huge setups, with the capacity to produce anywhere above 5
megawatts (MW) of solar energy.
Apart from the massive energy generation capacity, the distinguishing factor of Utility Scale
installations from distributed generation projects like Residential and Commercial scale
installations is the fact that the electricity generated by the installation is not consumed at the
host site. Depending on the geographic location of the installation, the energy produced at a
Utility Scale solar setup is either sold to wholesale utility buyers via a Power Purchase Agreement
(PPA) or owned directly by an electrical utility company. It is eventually distributed to end use
consumers such as residential, commercial, and industrial ratepayers connected to the grid.
