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Ransomville Solar 1 LLC is a 5 MW solar power plant in the United States, operated by AES Distributed Energy and commissioned in 2020. Ranked #840 of 3289 solar plants in the United States. Its 5 MW represents 0.01% of the United States' 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 Ransomville 400 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Robert Moses Niagara (2,429.1 MW, Hydro), Sir Adam Beck II Generating Station (1,499 MW, Hydro), and Sir Adam Beck 2 (1,499 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in New York, approximately 30 km north of Buffalo.

Capacity
5 MW
Commissioning Year
2020

6 years old

Owner
AES Distributed Energy
Location
43.1994°, -78.9498°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 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
Age & fleet comparison

6 years in operation

Solar fleet average: 10.4 years

Operator portfolio

AES Distributed Energy operates 27 plants totalling 114 MW

Regional density

102 plants within 100 km, 28,524 MW combined

Nearest plant: Model City Energy Facility (3 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 43.199400, -78.949800
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Ransomville Solar 1 LLC 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 AmericaEnergy Profile

10,098
Total Plants
1420.7 GW
Total Capacity
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