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O'Shea Solar Farm is a 2 MW solar power plant in the United States, operated by DTE Electric Company and commissioned in 2017. Ranked #1986 of 3289 solar plants in the United States. Its 2 MW capacity represents 0.005% of the country's total solar capacity of 40,823 MW. The largest solar plant in the United States is the Sandstone Solar Energy Project at 2,000 MW, making O'Shea 1,000 times smaller. Nearby plants include Fermi (1281 MW, Nuclear), Enrico Fermi Nuclear Generating Station (1281 MW, Nuclear), and Dearborn Industrial Generation (747.9 MW, Gas). The facility is located in Michigan, approximately 30 km southwest of Detroit.

Capacity
2 MW
Commissioning Year
2017

9 years old

Owner
DTE Electric Company
Location
42.3780°, -83.2001°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 7,934. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #33,917 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #8,552 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

9 years in operation

Solar fleet average: 10.4 years

Operator portfolio

DTE Electric Company operates 33 plants totalling 11,825 MW

Regional density

110 plants within 100 km, 28,263 MW combined

Nearest plant: Ford World Headquarters (6.8 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 42.378000, -83.200100
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

O'Shea Solar Farm is a solar power plant producing approximately 3 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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