Raeford Farm— 5 MW Solar
Raeford Farm is a 5 MW solar power plant in the United States, operated by SRE Utility Solar 1 LLC and commissioned in 2013. Ranked #840 of 3,289 solar plants in the United States. Its 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 Raeford Farm 400 times smaller. Nearby plants include Butler-Warner Generation Plant (303.4 MW, Gas), W H Weatherspoon (163 MW, Oil), and Innovative Solar 46 (78.5 MW, Solar). The facility is located in North Carolina, approximately 80 km west of Wilmington.
13 years old
United States of America, North America
- 5,828. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
- #28,340 worldwide by installed capacity
- #5,747 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
13 years in operation
Solar fleet average: 10.4 years
SRE Utility Solar 1 LLC operates 36 plants totalling 147 MW
204 plants within 100 km, 7,245 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Raeford Farm is a solar power plant producing approximately 8 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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