Occidental College Solar Project— 1 MW Solar
Occidental College Solar Project is a 1 MW solar power plant in the United States, operated by Occidental College since 2013. Ranked #2904 of 3289 solar plants in the United States. Its 1 MW represents 0.0024% of the United States' 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 Occidental College Solar Project 2,000 times smaller. Nearby plants include Alamitos Generating Station (1893 MW, Gas), Haynes (1739.1 MW, Gas), and AES Alamitos LLC (1115 MW, Gas). The facility is located in Los Angeles County, approximately 20 km south of downtown Los Angeles.
13 years old
United States of America, North America
- 9,554. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
- #37,569 worldwide by installed capacity
- #10,239 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
13 years in operation
Solar fleet average: 10.4 years
Occidental College operates 1 plants totalling 1 MW
387 plants within 100 km, 26,224 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Occidental College Solar Project is a solar power plant producing approximately 2 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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