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Facts
Facts at a glance
- Seven solar facilities
- Located at Kramer Junction (SEGS III-VII) and Harper Lake (SEGS VIII, IX) in California
- 310 megawatts with NextEra Energy Resources ownership of approximately 150 megawatts
- Covers more than 2,000 acres in the desert
- More than 900,000 mirrors that capture and concentrate sunlight
- Represents approximately 1 percent of NextEra Energy Resources' total generation
Fun facts
- Sunlight travels to the earth in approximately 8 minutes, from 93 million miles away, at 186,282 miles per second.
 The sun is the most inexhaustible, renewable source of energy known to our civilization.
- In one hour, more sunlight falls on the earth than what is used by the entire population in one year.
- Clouds, pollution and wind can prevent the sun’s rays from reaching the earth.
- Third world countries, with an abundance of sunlight and a population currently without electricity, represents the fastest growing market for solar energy.
- The electricity generated at NextEra Energy Resources Solar Electric Generating System (SEGS) could power approximately 230,000 homes at peak production.
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