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Putah Creek Solar Farm is a 2 MW solar power plant in the United States, operated by Solvida Energy Group/Blue Oak Energy since 2015. Ranked #1986 of 3289 solar plants in the United States. Its 2 MW represents 0.005% of the United States' 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 Putah Creek 1,000 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Solano Wind (228.2 MW, Wind), High Winds LLC (162 MW, Wind), and Shiloh I Wind Project (150 MW, Wind). The facility is located in California, approximately 80 km northeast of San Francisco.

Capacity
2 MW
Commissioning Year
2015

11 years old

Owner
Solvida Energy Group/Blue Oak Energy
Location
38.5211°, -121.9939°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 7,934. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #33,917 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #8,552 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

11 years in operation

Solar fleet average: 10.4 years

Operator portfolio

Solvida Energy Group/Blue Oak Energy operates 1 plants totalling 2 MW

Regional density

218 plants within 100 km, 14,554 MW combined

Nearest plant: Monticello Dam (9.7 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 38.521100, -121.993900
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Putah Creek Solar Farm is a solar power plant producing approximately 3 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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