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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.

Capacity
2.5 MW
Commissioning Year
2017

9 years old

Owner
NJR Clean Energy Ventures Corporation
Location
40.3797°, -74.6257°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 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
Age & fleet comparison

9 years in operation

Solar fleet average: 10.4 years

Operator portfolio

NJR Clean Energy Ventures Corporation operates 31 plants totalling 172 MW

Regional density

424 plants within 100 km, 42,043 MW combined

Nearest plant: Dow Jones South Brunswick Solar (3.5 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 40.379700, -74.625700
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Carbon Footprint

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 AmericaEnergy Profile

10,098
Total Plants
1420.7 GW
Total Capacity
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