Improvement Dst No. 4— 1.1 MW Solar
Improvement Dst No. 4 is a 1.1 MW solar power plant in the United States, operated by Kern County Water Agency since 2009. Ranked #2845 of 3289 solar plants in the United States. Its 1.1 MW represents 0.0027% of the United States' 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 Improvement Dst No. 4 1,818 times smaller. Nearby plants include Pastoria Energy Facility LLC (Gas, 779 MW), Elk Hills Power LLC (Gas, 623 MW), and Kern River Cogeneration (Gas, 300 MW). The facility is located in California, approximately 30 km west of Bakersfield.
17 years old
United States of America, North America
- 9,425. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
- #37,212 worldwide by installed capacity
- #10,084 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
17 years in operation
Solar fleet average: 10.4 years
Kern County Water Agency operates 1 plants totalling 1 MW
228 plants within 100 km, 17,671 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Improvement Dst No. 4 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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