Betcher Community Solar Garden— 1 MW Solar
Betcher Community Solar Garden is a 1 MW solar power plant in the United States, operated by Betcher CSG LLC and commissioned in 2018. Ranked #2904 of 3289 solar plants in the United States. Its 1 MW represents 0.0024% of the United States' 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 Betcher Community Solar Garden 2,000 times smaller. Nearby plants include Prairie Island (Nuclear, 1186.2 MW), Prairie Island Nuclear Power Plant (Nuclear, 1186.2 MW), and Cannon Falls Energy Center (Gas, 346.8 MW). The facility is located in Minnesota, approximately 60 km southeast of Minneapolis.
8 years old
United States of America, North America
- 9,554. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
- #37,569 worldwide by installed capacity
- #10,239 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
8 years in operation
Solar fleet average: 10.4 years
Betcher CSG LLC operates 1 plants totalling 1 MW
159 plants within 100 km, 10,050 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Betcher Community Solar Garden 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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