ESA Selma— 1.8 MW Solar
ESA Selma is a 1.8 MW solar power plant in the United States, operated by SRE Utility Solar 1 LLC since 2015. Ranked #2401 of 3289 solar plants in the United States. Its 1.8 MW represents 0.0044% 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 ESA Selma 1,111 times smaller. Within 50 km, the nearest plants are Lee Combined Cycle Plant (1068 MW, Gas), Wayne County (979.7 MW, Gas), and Brantley Solar (50.2 MW, Solar). The facility is located in North Carolina, approximately 80 km southwest of Raleigh.
11 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
11 years in operation
Solar fleet average: 10.4 years
SRE Utility Solar 1 LLC operates 36 plants totalling 147 MW
266 plants within 100 km, 6,106 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
ESA Selma 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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