Amethyst Solar— 3 MW Solar
Amethyst Solar is a 3 MW solar power plant in the United States, operated by Amethyst Solar LLC since 2016. Ranked #1604 of 3289 solar plants in the United States. Its 3 MW represents 0.01% 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 Amethyst 666.7 times smaller. Nearby plants include James E. Rogers Energy Complex (1530.5 MW, Coal), Broad River Energy Center (985 MW, Gas), and Cherokee County Cogen (101.2 MW, Gas). The facility is located in South Carolina, approximately 80 km southwest of Charlotte.
10 years old
United States of America, North America
- 7,208. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
- #32,056 worldwide by installed capacity
- #7,807 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
10 years in operation
Solar fleet average: 10.4 years
Amethyst Solar LLC operates 1 plants totalling 3 MW
146 plants within 100 km, 23,709 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Amethyst Solar is a solar power plant producing approximately 5 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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