World Power Plants

City of Boulder WWTP1 MW Solar

SolarRenewableVerified: Jul 2026

City of Boulder WWTP is a 1 MW solar power plant in the United States, operated by SunE NLB-2 LLC since 2010. 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 Fort St Vrain (1,148.5 MW, Gas), Cherokee (1,006.4 MW, Gas), and Spindle Hill Energy Center (420 MW, Gas). The facility is located in Colorado's Boulder County, approximately 40 km northwest of Denver.

Capacity
1 MW
Commissioning Year
2010

16 years old

Owner
SunE NLB-2 LLC
Location
40.0480°, -105.1803°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 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
Age & fleet comparison

16 years in operation

Solar fleet average: 10.4 years

Operator portfolio

SunE NLB-2 LLC operates 1 plants totalling 1 MW

Regional density

91 plants within 100 km, 6,568 MW combined

Nearest plant: Valmont Combustion Turbine Project (3.5 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 40.048000, -105.180300
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

City of Boulder WWTP 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 AmericaEnergy Profile

10,098
Total Plants
1420.7 GW
Total Capacity
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