Porter Way Community Solar Garden— 3 MW Solar
Porter Way Community Solar Garden is a 3 MW solar power plant in the United States, operated by AEP Onsite Partners since 2018. Ranked #1604 of 3289 solar plants in the United States. Its 3 MW represents 0.01% of the total solar capacity of 40,823 MW in the country. The largest solar plant in the United States is the Sandstone Solar Energy Project at 2,000 MW, making Porter Way Community Solar Garden approximately 666.7 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Blue Lake (559.4 MW, Gas), Blue Lake Power Plant (559.4 MW, Gas), and Elk River Station (191.3 MW, Gas). The facility is located in Minnesota, approximately 50 km northwest of Minneapolis.
8 years old
United States of America, North America
- 7,208. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
- #32,056 worldwide by installed capacity
- #7,807 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
8 years in operation
Solar fleet average: 10.4 years
AEP Onsite Partners operates 23 plants totalling 60 MW
250 plants within 100 km, 14,179 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Porter Way Community Solar Garden is a solar power plant producing approximately 5 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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