La Forêt Marcolès is an 8.9 MW solar power plant in France, operated since its commissioning year is not specified. Ranked #162 of 773 solar plants in France. This plant's 8.9 MW represents 0.18% of France's total solar capacity of 5,029 MW. The largest solar plant in France is Cestas at 301 MW, making La Forêt Marcolès 33.8 times smaller. Nearby plants include MONTEZIC (910 MW, Hydro), Montézic Power Station (910 MW, Hydro), and BROMMAT (406 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, approximately 150 km from the nearest major city, Clermont-Ferrand.
France, Europe
- 974. largest of 2,195 plants in France
- #25,387 worldwide by installed capacity
- #4,521 of 11,039 Solar plants worldwide
137 plants within 100 km, 5,571 MW combined
Source: Wiki-Solar
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
La Forêt Marcolès is a solar power plant producing approximately 14 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
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