Porterville Solar— 3.5 MW Solar
Porterville Solar is a 3.5 MW solar power plant in the United States, operated by Tulare PV I LLC since 2014. Ranked #1525 of 3,289 solar plants in the United States. Its 3.5 MW represents 0.01% 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 Porterville Solar 571 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Covanta Delano Energy (57 MW, Waste) and Alpaugh 50 (50 MW, Solar). The facility is located in California, approximately 40 km from Bakersfield.
12 years old
United States of America, North America
- 6,957. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
- #31,512 worldwide by installed capacity
- #7,628 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
12 years in operation
Solar fleet average: 10.4 years
Tulare PV I LLC operates 4 plants totalling 15 MW
148 plants within 100 km, 4,748 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Porterville Solar is a solar power plant producing approximately 6 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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