Parkland Landfill Solar— 7.8 MW Solar
Parkland Landfill Solar is a 7.8 MW solar power plant in the United States, operated by Public Service Elec & Gas Co since 2015. Ranked #708 of 3289 solar plants in the United States. Its 7.8 MW accounts for 0.02% 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 Parkland Landfill Solar 256.4 times smaller. Nearby plants include Fairless Energy Center (1338 MW, Gas), Red Oak Power LLC (821.1 MW, Gas), and Woodbridge Energy Center (772.9 MW, Gas). The facility is located in New Jersey, approximately 30 km northeast of Philadelphia.
11 years old
United States of America, North America
- 5,231. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
- #26,191 worldwide by installed capacity
- #4,837 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
11 years in operation
Solar fleet average: 10.4 years
Public Service Elec & Gas Co operates 14 plants totalling 52 MW
424 plants within 100 km, 42,616 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Parkland Landfill Solar is a solar power plant producing approximately 12 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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