World Power Plants

Ohio Northern University Solar Site3 MW Solar

SolarRenewable

Ohio Northern University Solar Site is a 3 MW solar power plant in the United States, operated by AEP Onsite Partners since 2017. Ranked #1604 of 3289 solar plants in the United States. Its 3 MW represents 0.0074% 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 Ohio Northern University Solar Site 666 times smaller. Nearby plants include Hog Creek Wind Project (66 MW, Wind), Zephyr Wind (4.5 MW, Wind), and POET Biorefining - Leipsic LLC (3.5 MW, Gas). The facility is located approximately 120 km northwest of Columbus, Ohio.

Capacity
3 MW
Commissioning Year
2017

9 years old

Owner
AEP Onsite Partners
Location
40.7596°, -83.8391°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 7,208. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #32,056 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #7,807 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

9 years in operation

Solar fleet average: 10.4 years

Operator portfolio

AEP Onsite Partners operates 23 plants totalling 60 MW

Regional density

62 plants within 100 km, 3,764 MW combined

Nearest plant: Hog Creek Wind Project (10 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 40.759600, -83.839100
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Ohio Northern University Solar Site is a solar power plant producing approximately 5 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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