Cottage Street Solar Facility— 3.2 MW Solar
Cottage Street Solar Facility is a 3.2 MW solar power plant in the United States, operated by Western Massachusetts Electric Company since 2014. Ranked #1587 of 3,289 solar plants in the United States. Its 3.2 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 Cottage Street 625 times smaller. Nearby plants include Stony Brook (534.6 MW, Oil), Berkshire Power (289 MW, Gas), and Masspower (260.9 MW, Gas). The facility is located in Massachusetts, approximately 50 km northwest of Springfield.
12 years old
United States of America, North America
- 7,091. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
- #31,811 worldwide by installed capacity
- #7,760 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
12 years in operation
Solar fleet average: 10.4 years
Western Massachusetts Electric Company operates 3 plants totalling 7 MW
442 plants within 100 km, 19,837 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Cottage Street Solar Facility is a solar power plant producing approximately 5 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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