Concord Farm— 5.2 MW Solar
Concord Farm is a 5.2 MW solar power plant in the United States, operated by Shoe Show Inc. and commissioned in 2011. Ranked #819 of 3,289 solar plants in the United States, Concord Farm's 5.2 MW represents 0.01% of the country's 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 Concord Farm 384.6 times smaller. Nearby plants include McGuire Nuclear Station (2,440.6 MW, Nuclear) and Catawba (2,410.2 MW, Nuclear). The facility is located in North Carolina, approximately 40 km northwest of Charlotte.
15 years old
United States of America, North America
- 5,778. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
- #28,180 worldwide by installed capacity
- #5,662 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
15 years in operation
Solar fleet average: 10.4 years
Shoe Show Inc. operates 1 plants totalling 5 MW
190 plants within 100 km, 22,172 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Concord Farm is a solar power plant producing approximately 8 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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