Bavaria Solarpark

Bavaria Solarpark
Location of Bavaria Solarpark in Germany
Country	Germany
Location	Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz, Bavaria
Coordinates
Status	Operational
Construction began	December 2004
Commission date	June 2005
Owner(s)	Deutsche Structured Finance (DSF)
Operator(s)	SunPower
Solar field
Type	Flat-panel PV
Site area	40 ha (98.8 acres)
Power generation
Units operational	57,600
Nameplate capacity	10.08 MW
Annual generation	10.85 GWh

Bavaria Solarpark, is a group of three photovoltaic power stations in different locations in Germany. Its total capacity amounts to 10 megawatts (MW) and consists of the following, distinct solar farms south of Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz, in Bavaria:

• The 6.3 MW Solarpark Mühlhausen
• The 1.9 MW Solarpark Günching
• The 1.9 MW Solarpark Minihof

The Bavaria Solarpark was constructed and is operated by the U.S. company SunPower. It consists of 57,600 solar panels (model PowerLight NT-5AE3D by Sharp) mounted on SunPower's solar trackers and covers an total area of 40 hectares (99 acres). Inaugurated on 30 June 2005, the solar farm was grid-connected six months later in December 2005. For a few months, the Solarpark Mühlhausen was the world's largest photovoltaic power station.

Timeline of the largest PV power stations in the world

Year(a)	Name of PV power station	Country	Capacity MW
1982	Lugo	United States	1
1985	Carrisa Plain	United States	5.6
2005	Bavaria Solarpark (Mühlhausen)	Germany	6.3
2006	Erlasee Solar Park	Germany	11.4
2008	Olmedilla Photovoltaic Park	Spain	60
2010	Sarnia Photovoltaic Power Plant	Canada	97
2011	Huanghe Hydropower Golmud Solar Park	United States	200
2012	Agua Caliente Solar Project	United States	290
2014	Topaz Solar Farm(b)	United States	550
2015	Solar Star(b)	United States	579
2015	Longyangxia Dam Solar Park	China	850
Also see list of noteworthy solar parks (a) year of final commissioning (b) capacity given in  MWAC otherwise in MWDC

See also

• Photovoltaic power stations
• Solar power in Germany