Chesapeake College— 1.5 MW Solar
Chesapeake College is a 1.5 MW solar power plant in the United States, operated by Tesla Inc. since 2016. Ranked #2515 of 3289 solar plants in the United States. Its 1.5 MW represents 0.004% 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 Chesapeake College 1.3 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Herbert A Wagner (1058.5 MW, Coal), Herbert A. Wagner Generating Station (922.5 MW, Gas), and Charles P. Crane Generating Station (400 MW, Gas). The facility is located in Maryland, approximately 30 km from Annapolis.
10 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
10 years in operation
Solar fleet average: 10.4 years
Tesla Inc. operates 73 plants totalling 179 MW
150 plants within 100 km, 35,033 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Chesapeake College 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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