Canandaigua Solar Array— 2 MW Solar
Canandaigua Solar Array is a 2 MW solar power plant in the United States, operated by AEP Onsite Partners and commissioned in 2017. Ranked #1986 of 3289 solar plants in the United States. Its 2 MW represents 0.005% 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 Canandaigua Solar Array 1,000 times smaller. Nearby plants include R E Ginna Nuclear Power Plant (614 MW, Nuclear), Ginna Nuclear Generating Station (614 MW, Nuclear), and RED-Rochester LLC (133.3 MW, Coal). The facility is located in New York, approximately 30 km southwest of Rochester.
9 years old
United States of America, North America
- 7,934. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
- #33,917 worldwide by installed capacity
- #8,552 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
9 years in operation
Solar fleet average: 10.4 years
AEP Onsite Partners operates 23 plants totalling 60 MW
100 plants within 100 km, 5,799 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Canandaigua Solar Array 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 America — Energy Profile
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