Eastern Iowa Solar— 1.8 MW Solar
Eastern Iowa Solar is a 1.8 MW solar power plant in the United States, operated by Central Iowa Power Cooperative and commissioned in 2016. Ranked #2401 of 3289 solar plants in the United States. Its 1.8 MW accounts for 0.0044% of the total solar capacity in the United States, which is 40,823 MW. The largest solar plant in the United States is the Sandstone Solar Energy Project at 2,000 MW, making Eastern Iowa Solar 1.1 times smaller. Nearby plants include Louisa (811.9 MW, Coal), Muscatine Plant #1 (293.5 MW, Coal), and Maquoketa 1 (24.4 MW, Gas). The facility is situated in Iowa, approximately 150 km southeast of Des Moines.
10 years old
United States of America, North America
- 8,512. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
- #35,026 worldwide by installed capacity
- #9,143 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
10 years in operation
Solar fleet average: 10.4 years
Central Iowa Power Cooperative operates 2 plants totalling 87 MW
49 plants within 100 km, 6,354 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Eastern Iowa Solar is a solar power plant producing approximately 3 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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