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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.

Capacity
4 MW
Commissioning Year
2012

14 years old

Owner
SunE P11L Holdings LLC
Location
35.7804°, -119.3088°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 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
Age & fleet comparison

14 years in operation

Solar fleet average: 10.4 years

Operator portfolio

SunE P11L Holdings LLC operates 1 plants totalling 4 MW

Regional density

171 plants within 100 km, 7,394 MW combined

Nearest plant: Delano Energy Center (1.7 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 35.780400, -119.308800
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Carbon Footprint

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 AmericaEnergy Profile

10,098
Total Plants
1420.7 GW
Total Capacity
GasCoalNuclearWind
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