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Marshfield PV is a 3 MW solar power plant in the United States, operated by Terraform Arcadia since 2014. Ranked #1604 of 3289 solar plants in the United States. Its 3 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 Marshfield PV 666.7 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Mystic Generating Station (2375.6 MW, Gas), Canal Generating Plant (1495 MW, Gas), and Canal (1495 MW, Oil). The facility is located in Massachusetts, approximately 40 km southeast of Boston.

Capacity
3 MW
Commissioning Year
2014

12 years old

Owner
Terraform Arcadia
Location
42.1117°, -70.7094°

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

12 years in operation

Solar fleet average: 10.4 years

Operator portfolio

Terraform Arcadia operates 52 plants totalling 111 MW

Regional density

317 plants within 100 km, 17,020 MW combined

Nearest plant: Scituate Wind (7.2 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 42.111700, -70.709400
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Marshfield PV 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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