Butte College Main Campus Solar— 3.5 MW Solar
Butte College Main Campus Solar is a 3.5 MW solar power plant in the United States, operated by Butte-Glenn Community College District and commissioned in 2011. Ranked #1525 of 3289 solar plants in the United States. Its 3.5 MW represents 0.01% 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 Butte College Main Campus Solar 571 times smaller. Nearby plants include Edward C Hyatt (644.1 MW, Hydro), Poe (142.8 MW, Hydro), and Rock Creek (126 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in California, approximately 130 km north of Sacramento.
15 years old
United States of America, North America
- 6,957. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
- #31,512 worldwide by installed capacity
- #7,628 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
15 years in operation
Solar fleet average: 10.4 years
Butte-Glenn Community College District operates 1 plants totalling 4 MW
81 plants within 100 km, 4,424 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Butte College Main Campus Solar is a solar power plant producing approximately 6 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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