AFA Solar Farm— 5.5 MW Solar
AFA Solar Farm is a 5.5 MW solar power plant in the United States, operated by Solar Star Colorado II LLC since 2011. Ranked #800 of 3289 solar plants in the United States. Its 5.5 MW represents 0.01% of the United States' 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 this facility 363 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Front Range Power Plant (554.3 MW, Gas), Ray D Nixon (282.6 MW, Coal), and Martin Drake Power Plant (245.1 MW, Gas). The facility is located in Colorado, approximately 90 km south of Denver.
15 years old
United States of America, North America
- 5,698. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
- #27,958 worldwide by installed capacity
- #5,565 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
15 years in operation
Solar fleet average: 10.4 years
Solar Star Colorado II LLC operates 1 plants totalling 6 MW
56 plants within 100 km, 7,120 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
AFA Solar Farm 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
United States of America- Continent
- North America
- Data Source
- Global Power Plant Database
United States of America — Energy Profile
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