Carrizozo Solar— 3 MW Solar
Carrizozo Solar is a 3 MW solar power facility in the United States, operated by SoCore Energy LLC and commissioned in 2018. Ranked #1604 of 3289 solar plants in the United States. This plant's 3 MW represents 0.01% of the country's 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 Carrizozo 666.7 times smaller. There are no nearby plants within 50 km. The facility is located in New Mexico, approximately 200 km southeast of Albuquerque.
8 years old
United States of America, North America
- 7,208. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
- #32,056 worldwide by installed capacity
- #7,807 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
8 years in operation
Solar fleet average: 10.4 years
SoCore Energy LLC operates 30 plants totalling 75 MW
6 plants within 100 km, 3,768 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Carrizozo Solar is a solar power plant producing approximately 5 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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