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Red Maple Solar is a 3 MW solar power plant in the United States, operated by Terraform Arcadia since 2018. Ranked #1604 of 3289 solar plants in the United States. Its 3 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 this facility 666.7 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Mankato Energy Center (719 MW, Gas), Wilmarth (25 MW, Waste), and New Prague (16.9 MW, Gas). The facility is located in Minnesota, approximately 80 km southwest of Minneapolis.

Capacity
3 MW
Commissioning Year
2018

8 years old

Owner
Terraform Arcadia
Location
44.3194°, -93.8990°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 7,208. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #32,056 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #7,807 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

8 years in operation

Solar fleet average: 10.4 years

Operator portfolio

Terraform Arcadia operates 52 plants totalling 111 MW

Regional density

197 plants within 100 km, 7,704 MW combined

Nearest plant: Acturus Community Solar (6 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 44.319400, -93.899000
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Red Maple Solar is a solar power plant producing approximately 5 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
GasCoalNuclearWind
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