Houghton— 2.6 MW Solar
Houghton is a 2.6 MW solar power plant in the United States, operated by Terraform Arcadia since 2015. Ranked #1813 of 3289 solar plants in the United States. Its 2.6 MW represents 0.01% 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 Houghton 769 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Noble Wethersfield Windpark LLC (126 MW, Wind), High Sheldon Wind Farm (112 MW, Wind), and Noble Bliss Windpark LLC (100.5 MW, Wind). The facility is located in New York, approximately 90 km southwest of Buffalo.
11 years old
United States of America, North America
- 7,582. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
- #32,889 worldwide by installed capacity
- #8,152 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
11 years in operation
Solar fleet average: 10.4 years
Terraform Arcadia operates 52 plants totalling 111 MW
65 plants within 100 km, 3,001 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Houghton is a solar power plant producing approximately 4 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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