Metro Support Services Center Solar— 1.2 MW Solar
Metro Support Services Center Solar is a 1.2 MW solar power plant in the United States, operated by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority since 2005. Ranked #2786 of 3289 solar plants in the United States. Its 1.2 MW represents 0.003% 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 this facility 1.67 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Alamitos Generating Station (1893 MW, Gas), Haynes (1739.1 MW, Gas), and AES Alamitos LLC (1115 MW, Gas). The facility is located in California, approximately 30 km southwest of Los Angeles.
21 years old
United States of America, North America
- 9,316. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
- #36,836 worldwide by installed capacity
- #9,923 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
21 years in operation
Solar fleet average: 10.4 years
Metropolitan Transportation Authority operates 1 plants totalling 1 MW
367 plants within 100 km, 25,998 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Metro Support Services Center Solar 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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