Phoenix Airport Rental Car Center— 1.6 MW Solar
Phoenix Airport Rental Car Center is a 1.6 MW solar power plant in the United States, operated by Solar Star Arizona II LLC since 2013. Ranked #2468 of 3289 solar plants in the United States. Its 1.6 MW represents 0.004% 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 this facility 1.25 times smaller. Nearby plants include Santan (1,326 MW, Gas), West Phoenix (1,207 MW, Gas), and Ocotillo (916 MW, Gas). The facility is located in Arizona, approximately 20 km southwest of Phoenix.
13 years old
United States of America, North America
- 8,705. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
- #35,483 worldwide by installed capacity
- #9,326 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
13 years in operation
Solar fleet average: 10.4 years
Solar Star Arizona II LLC operates 2 plants totalling 3 MW
67 plants within 100 km, 25,641 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Phoenix Airport Rental Car Center 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 America — Energy Profile
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