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Monroe County Sites A & B is a 3.4 MW solar power plant in the United States, operated by AES Distributed Energy since 2018. Ranked #1565 of 3289 solar plants in the United States. Its 3.4 MW represents 0.01% of the country's 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 Monroe County Sites A & B 588.2 times smaller. Nearby plants include R E Ginna Nuclear Power Plant (614 MW, Nuclear) and Ginna Nuclear Generating Station (614 MW, Nuclear), along with RED-Rochester LLC (133.3 MW, Coal). The facility is located in New York, approximately 40 km southwest of Rochester.

Capacity
3.4 MW
Commissioning Year
2018

8 years old

Owner
AES Distributed Energy
Location
43.1741°, -77.3922°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 7,029. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #31,649 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #7,697 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

8 years in operation

Solar fleet average: 10.4 years

Operator portfolio

AES Distributed Energy operates 27 plants totalling 114 MW

Regional density

91 plants within 100 km, 11,552 MW combined

Nearest plant: Harbec Energy (6.3 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 43.174100, -77.392200
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Monroe County Sites A & B 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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