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Port Allen Solar is a 6 MW solar power plant in the United States, operated by McBryde Sugar Co Ltd since 2013. Ranked #776 of 3289 solar plants in the United States. Its 6 MW represents 0.01% 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 Port Allen Solar 333.3 times smaller. Nearby plants include Port Allen (HI) (99.5 MW, Oil), AES LAWAI SOLAR Hybrid (40 MW, Storage), and Kapaia Power Station (39.1 MW, Other). The facility is located in Hawaii, approximately 30 km west of Lihue.

Capacity
6 MW
Commissioning Year
2013

13 years old

Owner
McBryde Sugar Co Ltd
Location
21.9019°, -159.5817°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 5,547. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #27,330 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #5,339 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

13 years in operation

Solar fleet average: 10.4 years

Operator portfolio

McBryde Sugar Co Ltd operates 3 plants totalling 12 MW

Regional density

13 plants within 100 km, 287 MW combined

Nearest plant: Gay Robinson (5.2 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 21.901900, -159.581700
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Port Allen Solar is a solar power plant producing approximately 9 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
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