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Orange County Solar Farm (NY) is a 1.5 MW solar power plant in the United States, operated by Tesla Inc. and commissioned in 2017. Ranked #2515 of 3289 solar plants in the United States. Its 1.5 MW accounts for 0.004% of the total solar capacity of 40,823 MW in the country. The largest solar plant in the United States is the Sandstone Solar Energy Project at 2,000 MW, making Orange County Solar Farm 1.33 times smaller. Nearby plants include Indian Point 2 (1299 MW, Nuclear), Roseton Generating Facility (1242 MW, Gas), and Bowline Point (1242 MW, Gas). The facility is located in New York, approximately 70 km north of New York City.

Capacity
1.5 MW
Commissioning Year
2017

9 years old

Owner
Tesla Inc.
Location
41.4049°, -74.3595°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 8,850. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #35,792 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #9,428 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

9 years in operation

Solar fleet average: 10.4 years

Operator portfolio

Tesla Inc. operates 73 plants totalling 179 MW

Regional density

293 plants within 100 km, 32,841 MW combined

Nearest plant: Al Turi (1.4 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 41.404900, -74.359500
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Orange County Solar Farm (NY) 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 AmericaEnergy Profile

10,098
Total Plants
1420.7 GW
Total Capacity
GasCoalNuclearWind
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