World Power Plants

Gavilan District College Solar Project1.9 MW Solar

SolarRenewable

Gavilan District College Solar Project is a 1.9 MW solar power plant in the United States, operated by Gavilan District College Solar Project and commissioned in 2019. Ranked #2328 of 3289 solar plants in the United States. Its 1.9 MW represents 0.005% of the country's 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 Gavilan 1.05 times smaller. Nearby plants include Dynegy Moss Landing Power Plant Hybrid (Gas, 1398 MW), Metcalf Energy Center (Gas, 635 MW), and Los Esteros Critical Energy Center (Gas, 306.1 MW). The facility is located in California, approximately 40 km from San Jose.

Capacity
1.9 MW
Commissioning Year
2019

7 years old

Owner
Gavilan District College Solar Project
Location
37.0038°, -121.5936°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 8,404. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #34,809 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #9,023 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

7 years in operation

Solar fleet average: 10.4 years

Operator portfolio

Gavilan District College Solar Project operates 1 plants totalling 2 MW

Regional density

134 plants within 100 km, 8,502 MW combined

Nearest plant: Gilroy Power Plant (5.1 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 37.003800, -121.593600
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Gavilan District College Solar Project 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 AmericaEnergy Profile

10,098
Total Plants
1420.7 GW
Total Capacity
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