Hickory Ridge Landfill Solar Project— 1 MW Solar
Hickory Ridge Landfill Solar Project is a 1 MW solar power plant in the United States, operated by BFI Waste Systems of GA LLC since 2011. Ranked #2904 of 3289 solar plants in the United States. Its 1 MW represents a small part of the total solar capacity of 40,823 MW in the country. The largest solar plant in the United States is Sandstone Solar Energy Project at 2,000 MW, making Hickory Ridge 2,000 times smaller. Nearby plants include Jack McDonough (2,848.4 MW, Gas), Morgan Falls (16.8 MW, Hydro), and CNN Center (13 MW, Oil). The facility is located in Georgia, approximately 25 km northwest of Atlanta.
15 years old
United States of America, North America
- 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
15 years in operation
Solar fleet average: 10.4 years
BFI Waste Systems of GA LLC operates 1 plants totalling 1 MW
56 plants within 100 km, 20,814 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Hickory Ridge Landfill Solar Project 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 America — Energy Profile
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