Quittacas Pond Solar— 3.5 MW Solar
Quittacas Pond Solar is a 3.5 MW solar power plant in the United States, operated by Consolidated Edison Solutions Inc since 2014. Ranked #1525 of 3,289 solar plants in the United States. Its 3.5 MW accounts for 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 Quittacas Pond Solar 571 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Canal Generating Plant (1,495 MW, Gas) and Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station (670 MW, Nuclear). The facility is located in Massachusetts, approximately 80 km from Boston.
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
Consolidated Edison Solutions Inc operates 11 plants totalling 27 MW
317 plants within 100 km, 16,594 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Quittacas Pond 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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