World Power Plants

Orange5.484 MW Solar

SolarRenewable

Orange is a 5.48435 MW solar power plant in France, operated since its commissioning year is not specified. Ranked #255 of 773 solar plants in France. Its 5.48435 MW represents 0.11% of France's total solar capacity of 5,029 MW. The largest solar plant in France is Cestas at 301 MW, making Orange 54.7 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Tricastin (3660 MW, Nuclear), TRICASTIN 1 (3660 MW, Nuclear), and the Thermal power plant of Aramon (1370 MW, Coal). The facility is located in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, approximately 100 km from Lyon.

Capacity
5.484 MW
Commissioning Year
2011

15 years old

Owner
TotalEnergies
Location
44.1290°, 4.8104°

France, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 1,253. largest of 2,195 plants in France
  • #28,038 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #5,610 of 11,039 Solar plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

15 years in operation

Solar fleet average: 10.4 years

Operator portfolio

TotalEnergies operates 136 plants totalling 2,502 MW

Regional density

196 plants within 100 km, 22,015 MW combined

Nearest plant: CADEROUSSE (7.8 km)

Data provenance

Location

Coordinates:: 44.129000, 4.810400
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Orange is a solar power plant producing approximately 9 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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