Brookside— 1 MW Solar
Brookside is a 1 MW solar power plant in the United States, operated by Terraform Arcadia since 2015. 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 Sandstone Solar Energy Project at 2,000 MW, making Brookside 2,000 times smaller. Within 50 km, the nearest plants are Lake Road Generating Plant (840 MW, Gas) and Rhode Island State Energy Center (596 MW, Gas). The facility is located in Rhode Island, approximately 30 km southwest of Providence.
11 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
11 years in operation
Solar fleet average: 10.4 years
Terraform Arcadia operates 52 plants totalling 111 MW
525 plants within 100 km, 25,172 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Brookside 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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