World Power Plants

Bear Creek Solar Center10 MW Solar

SolarRenewableVerified: Jul 2026

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.

Capacity
10 MW
Commissioning Year
2018

8 years old

Owner
GCL New Energy Inc.
Location
44.0608°, -121.2372°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 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
Age & fleet comparison

8 years in operation

Solar fleet average: 10.4 years

Operator portfolio

GCL New Energy Inc. operates 12 plants totalling 106 MW

Regional density

17 plants within 100 km, 771 MW combined

Nearest plant: OSLH LLC (0.7 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 44.060800, -121.237200
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Carbon Footprint

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 AmericaEnergy Profile

10,098
Total Plants
1420.7 GW
Total Capacity
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