Photovoltaic power plant experience at Arizona Public Service: A 5-year asessment

Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 353-363

  Moore, L ^a   Post, H ^a   Hayden, H ^b   Canada, S ^b   Narang, D ^b  

^a SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

^b Arizona Public Service Co   (United States)

Author keywords

Cost; Field performance; Large grid connected PV systems; Operation and maintenance experience; Utility PV

Indexed keywords

COSTS; ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; ELECTRIC POWER PLANTS; INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; INSTALLATION; MAINTENANCE; OPERATIONS RESEARCH; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; SOLAR ENERGY;

FIELD PERFORMANCE; LARGE GRID-CONNECTED PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS; OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE EXPERIENCE; UTILITY PHOTOVOLTAICS;

PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS;

EID: 20444398550     PISSN: 10627995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pip.593     Document Type: Article

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