Barre II Solar Project— 1.5 MW Solar
Barre II Solar Project is a 1.5 MW solar power plant in the United States, operated by Kearsarge Solar LLC since 2014. Ranked #2515 of 3289 solar plants in the United States. Its 1.5 MW accounts for 0.004% of the total solar capacity of 40,823 MW. The largest solar plant in the United States is the Sandstone Solar Energy Project at 2,000 MW, making Barre II 1.33 times smaller. Nearby plants include Northfield Mountain (1168 MW, Hydro), Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Plant (563.4 MW, Nuclear), and Stony Brook (534.6 MW, Oil). The facility is located in Massachusetts, approximately 50 km from Springfield.
12 years old
United States of America, North America
- 8,850. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
- #35,792 worldwide by installed capacity
- #9,428 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
12 years in operation
Solar fleet average: 10.4 years
Kearsarge Solar LLC operates 6 plants totalling 16 MW
487 plants within 100 km, 19,369 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Barre II Solar Project 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
United States of America- Continent
- North America
- Data Source
- Global Power Plant Database
United States of America — Energy Profile
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