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Humacao is a 46.7 MW solar power plant in the United States, commissioned in 2015. Ranked #216 of 3,289 solar plants in the United States, it represents 0.11% of the country's 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 Humacao 42.7 times smaller. Nearby plants include Aguirre (1,492 MW, Oil), San Juan CC (864 MW, Oil), and Palo Seco (602 MW, Oil). The facility is located in Puerto Rico, approximately 50 km southeast of San Juan.

Capacity
46.7 MW
Commissioning Year
Owner
NextEra Energy Resources
Location
18.1350°, -65.8170°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 3,069. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #14,552 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #1,186 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
Operator portfolio

NextEra Energy Resources operates 6 plants totalling 3,316 MW

Regional density

26 plants within 100 km, 3,890 MW combined

Nearest plant: Yabucoa (3.3 km)

Data provenance

Source: Wiki-Solar

Location

Coordinates:: 18.135000, -65.817000
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Humacao is a solar power plant producing approximately 74 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
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