Montgomery County Correctional Facility— 1.4 MW Solar
Montgomery County Correctional Facility is a 1.4 MW solar power plant in the United States, operated by Tesla Inc. and commissioned in 2017. Ranked #2688 of 3289 solar plants in the United States. Its 1.4 MW represents 0.0034% 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 this facility 1.43 times smaller. Nearby plants include Dickerson (933 MW, Coal), Stonewall (812 MW, Gas), and Benning Road Power Plant (580 MW, Gas). The facility is located in Maryland, approximately 50 km from Washington, D.C.
9 years old
United States of America, North America
- 9,110. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
- #36,302 worldwide by installed capacity
- #9,675 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
9 years in operation
Solar fleet average: 10.4 years
Tesla Inc. operates 73 plants totalling 179 MW
135 plants within 100 km, 20,372 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Montgomery County Correctional Facility 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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