World Power Plants

Château-Arnoux-Saint-Auban9.8 MW Solar

SolarRenewable

Château-Arnoux-Saint-Auban is a 9.8 MW solar power plant in France, operational since 2011. Ranked #143 of 773 solar plants in France. This plant's capacity accounts for 0.19% of France's total solar capacity of 5,029 MW. The largest solar plant in France is Cestas at 301 MW, making Château-Arnoux-Saint-Auban 30.7 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include SERRE PONCON (384 MW, Hydro), SISTERON (214 MW, Hydro), and ORAISON (187 MW, Hydro). The facility is situated in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, approximately 30 km from Gap.

Capacity
9.8 MW
Commissioning Year
Owner
Location
44.0586°, 5.9996°

France, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 898. largest of 2,195 plants in France
  • #24,804 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #4,341 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
  • 0.01% of the installed capacity of France
Regional density

162 plants within 100 km, 4,600 MW combined

Nearest plant: Les Mées I (4.9 km)

Data provenance

Source: Wiki-Solar

Location

Coordinates:: 44.058600, 5.999600
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Château-Arnoux-Saint-Auban is a solar power plant producing approximately 15 GWh of clean electricity per year with zero direct CO₂ emissions during operation.

Lifecycle emissions: ~41 g CO₂/kWh (manufacturing, transport, decommissioning)

Technical Details

Primary Fuel Type
Solar
Energy Source
Renewable
Country
France
Continent
Europe
Data Source
Global Power Plant Database

FranceEnergy Profile

2,195
Total Plants
192.2 GW
Total Capacity
NuclearHydroWindCoal
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