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Nick Solar is a 5 MW solar power plant in the United States, operated by Sustainable Power Group LLC since 2014. Ranked #840 of 3289 solar plants in the United States. Its 5 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 this facility 400 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Rockingham County CT Station (977.5 MW, Gas), Eastside WWTP (5.4 MW, Oil), and Snow Camp Solar LLC (5.2 MW, Solar). The facility is located in North Carolina, approximately 80 km northwest of Greensboro.

Capacity
5 MW
Commissioning Year
2014

12 years old

Owner
Sustainable Power Group LLC
Location
35.9911°, -79.5481°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 5,828. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #28,340 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #5,747 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

12 years in operation

Solar fleet average: 10.4 years

Operator portfolio

Sustainable Power Group LLC operates 93 plants totalling 1,355 MW

Regional density

161 plants within 100 km, 12,371 MW combined

Nearest plant: Facile Solar (12.9 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 35.991100, -79.548100
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Nick Solar is a solar power plant producing approximately 8 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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