GKS Solar— 5 MW Solar
GKS Solar is a 5 MW solar power plant in the United States, operated by Cypress Creek Renewables since 2015. Ranked #840 of 3,289 solar plants in the United States. Its 5 MW accounts for 0.01% 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 GKS Solar 400 times smaller. Nearby plants include Desert Wind Farm LLC (208 MW, Wind) and Domtar Paper Co LLC Plymouth NC (121.5 MW, Waste). The facility is located in Virginia, approximately 70 km southeast of Norfolk.
11 years old
United States of America, North America
- 5,828. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
- #28,340 worldwide by installed capacity
- #5,747 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
11 years in operation
Solar fleet average: 10.4 years
Cypress Creek Renewables operates 184 plants totalling 1,378 MW
99 plants within 100 km, 2,289 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
GKS Solar is a solar power plant producing approximately 8 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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