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Port Richmond WWT Solar is a 1 MW solar power plant in the United States, operated by Consolidated Edison Solutions Inc since 2015. Ranked #2904 of 3289 solar plants in the United States. Its 1 MW represents 0.0024% of the country's 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 Richmond WWT Solar 2,000 times smaller. Nearby plants include Ravenswood (2,551 MW, Gas) and PSEG Linden Generating Station (1,740 MW, Gas). The facility is located in New Jersey, approximately 10 km southwest of New York City.

Capacity
1 MW
Commissioning Year
2015

11 years old

Owner
Consolidated Edison Solutions Inc
Location
40.6381°, -74.1261°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 9,554. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #37,569 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #10,239 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

11 years in operation

Solar fleet average: 10.4 years

Operator portfolio

Consolidated Edison Solutions Inc operates 11 plants totalling 27 MW

Regional density

437 plants within 100 km, 43,591 MW combined

Nearest plant: Richmond University Medical Center (1.7 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 40.638100, -74.126100
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Port Richmond WWT Solar is a solar power plant producing approximately 2 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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