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Beaver Run is a 7.4 MW solar power plant in the United States, operated by Shotco Energy LLC since 2015. Ranked #732 of 3289 solar plants in the United States. Its 7.4 MW represents 0.02% 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 Beaver Run 270 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include CPV Valley Energy Center (770 MW, Gas), Yards Creek (453 MW, Hydro), and Portland (PA) (194 MW, Oil). The facility is located in New Jersey, approximately 80 km northwest of Philadelphia.

Capacity
7.4 MW
Commissioning Year
2015

11 years old

Owner
Shotco Energy LLC
Location
41.1530°, -74.6381°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 5,304. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #26,418 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #4,939 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

11 years in operation

Solar fleet average: 10.4 years

Operator portfolio

Shotco Energy LLC operates 1 plants totalling 7 MW

Regional density

351 plants within 100 km, 36,491 MW combined

Nearest plant: Frankford Solar (5.5 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 41.153000, -74.638100
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Beaver Run is a solar power plant producing approximately 12 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
GasCoalNuclearWind
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