World Power Plants

BWC Swan Pond River CSG1.6 MW Solar

SolarRenewableVerified: Jul 2026

BWC Swan Pond River CSG is a 1.6 MW solar power plant in the United States, operated by BWC Swan Pond River LLC since 2016. Ranked #2468 of 3289 solar plants in the United States. Its 1.6 MW represents a small share 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 BWC Swan Pond River CSG 1.25 times smaller. Within 50 km, the nearest plants are Fore River Generating Station (872.2 MW, Gas), Rhode Island State Energy Center (596 MW, Gas), and ANP Bellingham Energy Project (578 MW, Gas). The facility is located in Rhode Island, approximately 30 km from Providence.

Capacity
1.6 MW
Commissioning Year
2016

10 years old

Owner
BWC Swan Pond River LLC
Location
41.7956°, -71.2266°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 8,705. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #35,483 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #9,326 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

10 years in operation

Solar fleet average: 10.4 years

Operator portfolio

BWC Swan Pond River LLC operates 1 plants totalling 2 MW

Regional density

399 plants within 100 km, 21,051 MW combined

Nearest plant: 433 Purchase Solar NG LLC (3.2 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 41.795600, -71.226600
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

BWC Swan Pond River CSG is a solar power plant producing approximately 3 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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