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Palmer is a 3.5 MW solar power plant in the United States, operated by AES Distributed Energy since 2019. Ranked #1525 of 3289 solar plants in the United States. Its 3.5 MW represents 0.01% of the United States' 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 Palmer 571 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Northfield Mountain (1168 MW, Hydro), Lake Road Generating Plant (840 MW, Gas), and Stony Brook (534.6 MW, Oil). The facility is located in Massachusetts, approximately 100 km west of Boston.

Capacity
3.5 MW
Commissioning Year
2019

7 years old

Owner
AES Distributed Energy
Location
42.2038°, -72.3254°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 6,957. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #31,512 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #7,628 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

7 years in operation

Solar fleet average: 10.4 years

Operator portfolio

AES Distributed Energy operates 27 plants totalling 114 MW

Regional density

463 plants within 100 km, 15,243 MW combined

Nearest plant: Palmer Landfill (1.6 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 42.203800, -72.325400
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Palmer 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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