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Hartford Landfill Solar EGF1 MW Solar

SolarRenewableVerified: Jul 2026

Hartford Landfill Solar EGF is a 1 MW solar power plant in the United States, operated by the Materials Innovation Recycling Authority since 2014. Ranked #2904 of 3289 solar plants in the United States. Its 1 MW represents 0.0024% 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 Hartford Landfill Solar EGF 2,000 times smaller. Nearby plants include Middletown (786.4 MW, Oil), Kleen Energy Systems Project (693 MW, Gas), and Stony Brook (534.6 MW, Oil). The facility is located in Connecticut, approximately 20 km south of Hartford.

Capacity
1 MW
Commissioning Year
2014

12 years old

Owner
Materials Innovation Recycling Authority
Location
41.7915°, -72.6509°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 9,554. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #37,569 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #10,239 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

12 years in operation

Solar fleet average: 10.4 years

Operator portfolio

Materials Innovation Recycling Authority operates 1 plants totalling 1 MW

Regional density

394 plants within 100 km, 19,929 MW combined

Nearest plant: HSCo CHP (3.7 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 41.791500, -72.650900
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Hartford Landfill Solar EGF is a solar power plant producing approximately 2 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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