World Power Plants

Saint-Quentin-Fallavier1.772 MW Solar

SolarRenewable

Saint-Quentin-Fallavier is a 1.77 MW solar power plant in France, commissioned in 2021. Ranked #511 of 773 solar plants in France. Its 1.77 MW accounts for 0.04% of France's total solar capacity of 5,029 MW. The largest solar plant in France is Cestas at 301 MW, making Saint-Quentin-Fallavier 0.0059 times smaller. Nearby plants include Parc éolien des Monts de l'Ain (8.2 MW, Wind), BUGEY (3,580 MW, Nuclear), and Bugey Nuclear Power Plant (3,580 MW, Nuclear). The facility is located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, approximately 30 km from Lyon.

Capacity
1.772 MW
Commissioning Year
2015

11 years old

Owner
TotalEnergies
Location
45.6396°, 5.1087°

France, Europe

Context & rankings
  • 1,731. largest of 2,195 plants in France
  • #35,256 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #9,227 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

11 years in operation

Solar fleet average: 10.4 years

Operator portfolio

TotalEnergies operates 136 plants totalling 2,502 MW

Regional density

117 plants within 100 km, 19,316 MW combined

Nearest plant: Satolas-et-Bonce (5 km)

Data provenance

Location

Coordinates:: 45.639600, 5.108700
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Saint-Quentin-Fallavier is a solar power plant producing approximately 3 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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