Saint-Priest is a 1.20315 MW solar power plant in France. It is one of 773 solar plants in the country, which together have a total capacity of 5,029 MW. This plant accounts for 0.02% of France's solar capacity. Ranked #665 of 773 solar plants in France, Saint-Priest's 1.20315 MW is significantly smaller than the largest solar plant, Cestas, which has a capacity of 301 MW, making it around 250 times smaller. Nearby plants include Bugey Nuclear Power Plant (3,580 MW, Nuclear) and ST ALBAN (2,670 MW, Nuclear). The facility is situated in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, approximately 30 km from Lyon.
France, Europe
- 1,962. largest of 2,195 plants in France
- #36,817 worldwide by installed capacity
- #9,917 of 11,039 Solar plants worldwide
99 plants within 100 km, 16,841 MW combined
Source: Open Power System Data
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Saint-Priest is a solar power plant producing approximately 2 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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