Chuckawalla Valley State Prison— 1 MW Solar
Chuckawalla Valley State Prison is a 1 MW solar power plant in the United States, operated by SunE CPA CDC1 LLC since 2006. Ranked #2904 of 3289 solar plants in the United States. Its 1 MW represents 0.0024% of the United States' 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 this facility 2,000 times smaller. Nearby plants include Blythe Energy Inc (591 MW, Gas), McCoy Solar Energy Project Hybrid (270.6 MW, Solar), and Genesis Solar Energy Project (250 MW, Solar). The facility is located in California's Riverside County, approximately 250 km east of Los Angeles.
20 years old
United States of America, North America
- 9,554. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
- #37,569 worldwide by installed capacity
- #10,239 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
20 years in operation
Solar fleet average: 10.4 years
SunE CPA CDC1 LLC operates 1 plants totalling 1 MW
59 plants within 100 km, 3,816 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Chuckawalla Valley 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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