Princeton Solar Project— 2.5 MW Solar
Princeton Solar Project is a 2.5 MW solar power plant in the United States, operated by NJR Clean Energy Ventures Corporation since 2017. Ranked #1829 of 3289 solar plants in the United States, its 2.5 MW capacity accounts for 0.01% 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 Princeton Solar Project 800 times smaller. Nearby plants include PSEG Linden Generating Station (1,740 MW, Gas), Fairless Energy Center (1,338 MW, Gas), and Linden Cogen Plant (974.1 MW, Gas). The facility is located in New Jersey, approximately 25 km southwest of Newark.
9 years old
United States of America, North America
- 7,623. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
- #33,017 worldwide by installed capacity
- #8,199 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
9 years in operation
Solar fleet average: 10.4 years
NJR Clean Energy Ventures Corporation operates 31 plants totalling 172 MW
424 plants within 100 km, 42,043 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Princeton Solar Project is a solar power plant producing approximately 4 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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