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Empire Solar is a 7 MW solar power plant in the United States, operated by Cypress Creek Renewables since 2017. Ranked #739 of 3289 solar plants in the United States. Its 7 MW represents 0.02% of the United States' total solar capacity of 40,823 MW. The largest solar plant in the United States is Sandstone Solar Energy Project at 2,000 MW, making this facility 285.7 times smaller. Nearby plants include High Bridge (644 MW, Gas), Allen S King (598.4 MW, Coal), and Riverside (MN) (585.9 MW, Gas). The facility is located in Minnesota, approximately 40 km southeast of Minneapolis.

Capacity
7 MW
Commissioning Year
2017

9 years old

Owner
Cypress Creek Renewables
Location
44.6644°, -93.1088°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 5,354. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #26,611 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #5,031 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

9 years in operation

Solar fleet average: 10.4 years

Operator portfolio

Cypress Creek Renewables operates 184 plants totalling 1,378 MW

Regional density

239 plants within 100 km, 11,680 MW combined

Nearest plant: Dakota Community Solar One LLC CSG (0.7 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 44.664400, -93.108800
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Empire Solar is a solar power plant producing approximately 11 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 AmericaEnergy Profile

10,098
Total Plants
1420.7 GW
Total Capacity
GasCoalNuclearWind
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