Cottonwood Solar LLC— 3 MW Solar
Cottonwood Solar LLC is a 3 MW solar power plant in the United States, operated by Alchemy Renewable Energy and commissioned in 2018. Ranked #1604 of 3289 solar plants in the United States. Its 3 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 Cottonwood Solar 666.7 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Greensville County Power Station (1,773.3 MW, Gas), Brunswick County Power Station (1,472.2 MW, Gas), and Rosemary Power Station (180 MW, Oil). The facility is located in Virginia, approximately 80 km south of Richmond.
8 years old
United States of America, North America
- 7,208. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
- #32,056 worldwide by installed capacity
- #7,807 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
8 years in operation
Solar fleet average: 10.4 years
Alchemy Renewable Energy operates 12 plants totalling 46 MW
173 plants within 100 km, 7,924 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Cottonwood Solar LLC 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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