Castaic Lake Phase II— 3.5 MW Solar
Castaic Lake Phase II is a 3.5 MW solar power plant in the United States, operated by Solar Star California XXVIII LLC and commissioned in 2015. 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 Castaic Lake Phase II 571 times smaller. Nearby plants include Castaic (1682 MW, Hydro), Valley (CA) (690.5 MW, Gas), and Magnolia Power Project (387.6 MW, Gas). The facility is located in California, approximately 70 km north of Los Angeles.
11 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
11 years in operation
Solar fleet average: 10.4 years
Solar Star California XXVIII LLC operates 1 plants totalling 4 MW
374 plants within 100 km, 27,306 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Castaic Lake Phase II 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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