CASD Solar— 1.3 MW Solar
CASD Solar is a 1.3 MW solar power plant in the United States, operated by Carlisle Area School District and commissioned in 2010. Ranked #2726 of 3289 solar plants in the United States. Its 1.3 MW capacity accounts for 0.0032% of the total solar capacity of 40,823 MW in the country. The largest solar plant in the United States is the Sandstone Solar Energy Project at 2,000 MW, making CASD Solar 1.5 times smaller. Nearby plants include Hunterstown Power Plant (898 MW, Gas), Pixelle Specialty Solutions LLC - Spring Grove Facility (103.6 MW, Coal), and Hunterstown (60 MW, Oil). The facility is located in Pennsylvania, approximately 50 km north of Baltimore.
16 years old
United States of America, North America
- 9,199. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
- #36,532 worldwide by installed capacity
- #9,781 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
16 years in operation
Solar fleet average: 10.4 years
Carlisle Area School District operates 1 plants totalling 1 MW
79 plants within 100 km, 16,386 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
CASD Solar 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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