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Griffith is a 2 MW solar power plant in the United States, operated by Lake County Solar LLC and commissioned in 2013. Ranked #1986 of 3289 solar plants in the United States. Its 2 MW represents 0.005% of the United States' total solar capacity of 40,823 MW. The largest solar plant in the United States is the Sandstone Solar Energy Project at 2,000 MW, making Griffith 1,000 times smaller. Nearby plants include R M Schahfer (2201.4 MW, Coal), University Park North (726 MW, Gas), and Whiting Clean Energy (576.8 MW, Gas). The facility is located in Lake County, approximately 50 km from Chicago.

Capacity
2 MW
Commissioning Year
2013

13 years old

Owner
Lake County Solar LLC
Location
41.5214°, -87.4361°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 7,934. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #33,917 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #8,552 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

13 years in operation

Solar fleet average: 10.4 years

Operator portfolio

Lake County Solar LLC operates 2 plants totalling 4 MW

Regional density

107 plants within 100 km, 29,527 MW combined

Nearest plant: Munster Landfill Gas-to-Energy (6.1 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 41.521400, -87.436100
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Griffith 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
GasCoalNuclearWind
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