World Power Plants

Knouse Solar Project 13 MW Solar

SolarRenewableVerified: Jul 2026

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.

Capacity
3 MW
Commissioning Year
2011

15 years old

Owner
Knouse Food Cooperative Inc
Location
40.0264°, -77.2344°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 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
Age & fleet comparison

15 years in operation

Solar fleet average: 10.4 years

Operator portfolio

Knouse Food Cooperative Inc operates 1 plants totalling 3 MW

Regional density

97 plants within 100 km, 20,464 MW combined

Nearest plant: Mountain (12 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 40.026400, -77.234400
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Carbon Footprint

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 AmericaEnergy Profile

10,098
Total Plants
1420.7 GW
Total Capacity
GasCoalNuclearWind
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