Herbert Farm Solar— 5.5 MW Solar
Herbert Farm Solar is a 5.5 MW solar power plant in the United States, operated by SMECO Solar LLC since 2012. Ranked #800 of 3,289 solar plants in the United States. Its 5.5 MW represents 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 Herbert Farm Solar 363 times smaller. Nearby plants include Chalk Point LLC (2,553 MW, Gas), Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant (1,850.4 MW, Nuclear), and Chalk Point Generating Station (1,809 MW, Gas). The facility is located in Maryland, approximately 50 km from Washington, D.C.
14 years old
United States of America, North America
- 5,698. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
- #27,958 worldwide by installed capacity
- #5,565 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
14 years in operation
Solar fleet average: 10.4 years
SMECO Solar LLC operates 1 plants totalling 6 MW
105 plants within 100 km, 23,433 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Herbert Farm Solar is a solar power plant producing approximately 9 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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