Bear Creek Solar Center— 10 MW Solar
Bear Creek Solar Center is a 10 MW solar power plant in the United States, operated by GCL New Energy Inc. and commissioned in 2018. Ranked #563 of 3289 solar plants in the United States. Its 10 MW represents 0.02% 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 Bear Creek 200 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Solar Star Oregon II (56.3 MW, Solar), NorWest Energy 2 LLC (9.9 MW, Solar), and OSLH LLC (9.9 MW, Solar). The facility is located in Oregon, approximately 150 km southeast of Portland.
8 years old
United States of America, North America
- 4,785. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
- #23,756 worldwide by installed capacity
- #3,712 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
8 years in operation
Solar fleet average: 10.4 years
GCL New Energy Inc. operates 12 plants totalling 106 MW
17 plants within 100 km, 771 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Bear Creek Solar Center is a solar power plant producing approximately 16 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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