Knouse Solar Project 1— 3 MW Solar
Knouse Solar Project 1 is a 3 MW solar power plant in the United States, operated by Knouse Food Cooperative Inc since 2011. Ranked #1604 of 3289 solar plants in the United States. Its 3 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 this facility 666.7 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Hunterstown Power Plant (898 MW, Gas), Pixelle Specialty Solutions LLC - Spring Grove Facility (103.6 MW, Coal), and Hunterstown (60 MW, Oil). The facility is located in Pennsylvania, approximately 80 km north of Baltimore.
15 years old
United States of America, North America
- 7,208. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
- #32,056 worldwide by installed capacity
- #7,807 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
15 years in operation
Solar fleet average: 10.4 years
Knouse Food Cooperative Inc operates 1 plants totalling 3 MW
97 plants within 100 km, 20,464 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Knouse Solar Project 1 is a solar power plant producing approximately 5 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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