Monroe County Sites C D & E— 6 MW Solar
Monroe County Sites C D & E is a 6 MW solar power plant in the United States, operated by AES Distributed Energy and commissioned in 2018. Ranked #776 of 3289 solar plants in the United States. Its 6 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 Monroe County Sites C D & E 333.3 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Ginna Nuclear Generating Station (614 MW, Nuclear) and R E Ginna Nuclear Power Plant (614 MW, Nuclear). The facility is located in New York, approximately 40 km east of Rochester.
8 years old
United States of America, North America
- 5,547. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
- #27,330 worldwide by installed capacity
- #5,339 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
8 years in operation
Solar fleet average: 10.4 years
AES Distributed Energy operates 27 plants totalling 114 MW
77 plants within 100 km, 5,290 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Monroe County Sites C D & E is a solar power plant producing approximately 9 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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