Grand Valley Solar Gardens— 3 MW Solar
Grand Valley Solar Gardens is a 3 MW solar power facility in the United States, operated by Consumers Energy Co and commissioned in 2016. Ranked #1604 of 3289 solar plants in the United States. Its 3 MW represents 0.01% of the 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 Grand Valley 666.7 times smaller. Nearby plants include J H Campbell (1560.8 MW, Coal), Zeeland Generating Station (968.2 MW, Gas), and 491 E 48th Street (161.7 MW, Gas). The facility is located in Michigan, approximately 40 km from Grand Rapids.
10 years old
United States of America, North America
- 7,208. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
- #32,056 worldwide by installed capacity
- #7,807 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
10 years in operation
Solar fleet average: 10.4 years
Consumers Energy Co operates 23 plants totalling 7,572 MW
44 plants within 100 km, 6,900 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Grand Valley Solar Gardens is a solar power plant producing approximately 5 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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