Acton Solar Landfill— 1.6 MW Solar
Acton Solar Landfill is a 1.6 MW solar power plant in the United States, operated by Heliovaas LLC and commissioned in 2014. Ranked #2468 of 3289 solar plants in the United States, it represents 0.004% of the country's total solar capacity of 40,823 MW. The largest solar plant in the United States is Sandstone Solar Energy Project at 2,000 MW, making Acton Solar Landfill 1,250 times smaller. Nearby plants include Mystic Generating Station (2,375.6 MW, Gas), Granite Ridge (790 MW, Gas), and ANP Bellingham Energy Project (578 MW, Gas). The facility is located in Massachusetts, approximately 30 km northwest of Boston.
12 years old
United States of America, North America
- 8,705. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
- #35,483 worldwide by installed capacity
- #9,326 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
12 years in operation
Solar fleet average: 10.4 years
Heliovaas LLC operates 1 plants totalling 2 MW
450 plants within 100 km, 20,920 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Acton Solar Landfill 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
United States of America- Continent
- North America
- Data Source
- Global Power Plant Database
United States of America — Energy Profile
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