Guadalupe Solar Farm— 1.7 MW Solar
Guadalupe Solar Farm is a 1.7 MW solar power plant in the United States, operated by the County of Santa Clara (CA) and commissioned in 2018. Ranked #2445 of 3289 solar plants in the United States. Its 1.7 MW represents 0.0042% 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 Guadalupe Solar Farm 1.18 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Russell City Energy Center (655 MW, Gas) and Metcalf Energy Center (635 MW, Gas). The facility is located in California, approximately 30 km southeast of San Jose.
8 years old
United States of America, North America
- 8,649. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
- #35,309 worldwide by installed capacity
- #9,245 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
8 years in operation
Solar fleet average: 10.4 years
County of Santa Clara (CA) operates 3 plants totalling 7 MW
175 plants within 100 km, 12,988 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Guadalupe Solar Farm 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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