Newton Grove— 1.9 MW Solar
Newton Grove is a 1.9 MW solar power plant in the United States, operated by SRE Utility Solar 1 LLC and commissioned in 2015. Ranked #2328 of 3289 solar plants in the United States. Its 1.9 MW represents 0.005% of the 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 Newton Grove 1,052.6 times smaller. Nearby plants include Lee Combined Cycle Plant (1,068 MW, Gas), Wayne County (979.7 MW, Gas), and Warsaw Farm (65 MW, Solar). The facility is located in Sampson County, approximately 70 km southeast of Raleigh.
11 years old
United States of America, North America
- 8,404. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
- #34,809 worldwide by installed capacity
- #9,023 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
11 years in operation
Solar fleet average: 10.4 years
SRE Utility Solar 1 LLC operates 36 plants totalling 147 MW
260 plants within 100 km, 6,229 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Newton Grove 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 America — Energy Profile
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