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Morning View is a 2 MW solar power plant in the United States, operated by Cypress Creek Renewables and commissioned in 2019. Ranked #1986 of 3289 solar plants in the United States, Morning View accounts for 0.005% 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 Morning View 1,000 times smaller. Nearby plants include Narrows (NC) (108.8 MW, Hydro), Tillery (84 MW, Hydro), and Eden Solar LLC (47.7 MW, Solar). The facility is located in North Carolina, approximately 80 km east of Charlotte.

Capacity
2 MW
Commissioning Year
2019

7 years old

Owner
Cypress Creek Renewables
Location
35.5463°, -79.7428°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 7,934. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #33,917 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #8,552 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

7 years in operation

Solar fleet average: 10.4 years

Operator portfolio

Cypress Creek Renewables operates 184 plants totalling 1,378 MW

Regional density

183 plants within 100 km, 11,982 MW combined

Nearest plant: Little River PV 1 (5.6 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 35.546300, -79.742800
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Morning View is a solar power plant producing approximately 3 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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