World Power Plants

Grenoble Air Parc5 MW Solar

SolarRenewable

Grenoble Air Parc is a 5 MW solar power plant in France, operated since its commissioning. Ranked #276 of 773 solar plants in France, this facility represents 0.1% of the country's total solar capacity of 5,029 MW. The largest solar plant in France is Cestas at 301 MW, making Grenoble Air Parc 60.2 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include BUGEY (3580 MW, Nuclear), Bugey Nuclear Power Plant (3580 MW, Nuclear), and Superphénix (1200 MW, Nuclear). The plant is located in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, approximately 100 km from Lyon.

Capacity
5 MW
Commissioning Year
2015

11 years old

Owner
Grenoble Alpes Métropole
Location
45.3590°, 5.3480°

France, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 1,287. largest of 2,195 plants in France
  • #28,337 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #5,744 of 11,039 Solar plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

11 years in operation

Solar fleet average: 10.4 years

Operator portfolio

Grenoble Alpes Métropole operates 1 plants totalling 5 MW

Regional density

147 plants within 100 km, 29,389 MW combined

Nearest plant: Apprieu (10.9 km)

Data provenance

Source: Wiki-Solar

Location

Coordinates:: 45.359000, 5.348000
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Grenoble Air Parc is a solar power plant producing approximately 8 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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