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{{Short description|Photovoltaic power station in Germany}}
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{{Infobox power station 
| name               = Erlasee Solar Park
| name_official      = 
| image              = Solarfeld Erlasee, 1.jpg
| image_caption      = The [[List of photovoltaic power stations#World's largest photovoltaic power stations|world's largest]] solar farm 2006/2007
| image_alt          = Erlasee Solar Park - Photography of several solar trackers, each suspending a dozen of solar panels
| coordinates = {{coord|50|0|11|N|9|55|14|E|type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
| country            = Germany
| location             = [[Arnstein]], [[Main-Spessart]], [[Bavaria]]
| status             = Operational
| construction_began = 2005
| commissioned       = September 2006
| decommissioned     = 
| cost               =  €70 million
| owner              = [[:de:S.A.G. Solarstrom|S.A.G. Solarstrom]] and others
| operator           = 
| solar_type    = PV
| ps_units_operational           = 1,464 x 12
| solar_cpv_concentration  = 
| solar_csp_technology     = 
| solar_csp_heliostats         = 
| ps_site_area          = {{Convert|77|ha|acre|1|abbr=on}}
| ps_electrical_capacity = 11.4 [[Megawatt|MW]]
| ps_electrical_cap_fac    = 
| ps_annual_generation = 14 [[GWh]]
| website            = 
| extra              = 
}}

The '''Erlasee Solar Park''', or ''Solarstrompark Gut Erlasee'', is an 11.4 [[megawatt]] (MW) [[photovoltaic power station]] located in [[Bavaria]], southern Germany, in one of the sunniest regions of the country. Constructed on a former vineyard by the company [[Solon SE]] in 2006, it was then the [[List of photovoltaic power stations#World's largest photovoltaic power stations|world's largest]] photovoltaic power station.

The project uses 1,464 [[solar tracker#Dual-axis trackers|double-axis]] [[solar tracker]]s to increase the annual electricity yield by 30 percent. Each tracker shoulders twelve conventional [[solar panel]]s made of [[crystalline silicon]]. The plant generates about 14,000 [[megawatt-hour]]s (MWh) annually, or as much as the average consumption of the nearby town of [[Arnstein]].<ref>[http://www.solon.com/global/power-plants_old/references/index.html Solar Park "Gut Erlasee"]</ref>

The plant cost €70 million and covers an area of 77 hectares (190 acres). The project was officially commissioned on 1&nbsp;September 2006. The inauguration party included a concert given by the popular German rock bands [[BAP (German band)|BAP]] and [[The BossHoss]].

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==See also==
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*[[Solar power in Germany]]
*[[List of photovoltaic power stations]]

==References==
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==External links==
*{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20071010105916/http://www.renewableenergyaccess.com/rea/news/printstory?id=45931 SunPower Celebrates the Dedication of SOLON's Gut Erlasee Solar Park]}}
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[[Category:Photovoltaic power stations in Germany]]
[[Category:Economy of Bavaria]]
[[Category:Main-Spessart]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Lower Franconia]]
[[Category:Energy infrastructure completed in 2006]]
[[Category:2006 establishments in Germany]]


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