CDCR (CA) - Wasco State Prison— 1.5 MW Solar
CDCR (CA) - Wasco State Prison is a 1.5 MW solar power plant in the United States, operated by SunE Wasco SP Owner LLC and commissioned in 2014. Ranked #2515 of 3289 solar plants in the United States. Its 1.5 MW accounts for 0.004% 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 CDCR (CA) 1.3 times smaller. Nearby plants include La Paloma Generating Plant (1200 MW, Gas), Elk Hills Power LLC (623 MW, Gas), and Sunrise Power LLC (605.4 MW, Gas). The facility is located in California, approximately 40 km north of Bakersfield.
12 years old
United States of America, North America
- 8,850. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
- #35,792 worldwide by installed capacity
- #9,428 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
12 years in operation
Solar fleet average: 10.4 years
SunE Wasco SP Owner LLC operates 1 plants totalling 2 MW
160 plants within 100 km, 8,356 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
CDCR (CA) - Wasco State Prison 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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