North Kern State Prison Phase II— 4 MW Solar
North Kern State Prison Phase II is a 4 MW solar power plant in the United States, operated by SunE P11L Holdings LLC since 2012. Ranked #1414 of 3,289 solar plants in the United States. Its 4 MW accounts for 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 North Kern 500 times smaller. Nearby plants include Kern River Cogeneration (300 MW, Gas), Sycamore Cogeneration (300 MW, Gas), and South Belridge Cogeneration Facility (94.2 MW, Gas). The facility is located in California, approximately 50 km northwest of Bakersfield.
14 years old
United States of America, North America
- 6,664. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
- #30,667 worldwide by installed capacity
- #7,306 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
14 years in operation
Solar fleet average: 10.4 years
SunE P11L Holdings LLC operates 1 plants totalling 4 MW
171 plants within 100 km, 7,394 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
North Kern State Prison Phase II is a solar power plant producing approximately 6 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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