CMEEC - Polaris Park Solar Hybrid— 4.3 MW Solar
CMEEC - Polaris Park Solar Hybrid is a 4.3 MW solar power plant in the United States, operated by Tesla Inc since 2017. Ranked #1386 of 3289 solar plants in the United States. Its 4.3 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 this facility 465 times smaller. Nearby plants include the Millstone Nuclear Power Plant (2,162.9 MW, Nuclear), Millstone (2,162.9 MW, Nuclear), and Montville Station (495.3 MW, Oil). The facility is located in Connecticut, approximately 40 km east of Hartford.
9 years old
United States of America, North America
- 6,584. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
- #30,404 worldwide by installed capacity
- #7,190 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
9 years in operation
Solar fleet average: 10.4 years
Tesla Inc. operates 73 plants totalling 179 MW
338 plants within 100 km, 21,805 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
CMEEC - Polaris Park Solar Hybrid is a solar power plant producing approximately 7 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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