Pecan Solar— 74.9 MW Solar
Pecan Solar is a 74.9 MW solar power plant in the United States, operated by Dominion Renewable Energy and commissioned in 2019. Ranked #124 of 3289 solar plants in the United States. Its 74.9 MW represents 0.18% 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 Pecan Solar 26.7 times smaller. Nearby plants include Greensville County Power Station (1773.3 MW, Gas), Brunswick County Power Station (1472.2 MW, Gas), and Rosemary Power Station (180 MW, Oil). The facility is located in Virginia, approximately 60 km from Richmond.
7 years old
United States of America, North America
- 2,510. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
- #11,502 worldwide by installed capacity
- #560 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
- 0.01% of the installed capacity of United States of America
7 years in operation
Solar fleet average: 10.4 years
Dominion Renewable Energy operates 46 plants totalling 1,693 MW
181 plants within 100 km, 6,716 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Pecan Solar is a solar power plant producing approximately 118 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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