Rio Rancho High School— 1 MW Solar
Rio Rancho High School is a 1 MW solar power plant in the United States, operated by Terraform Arcadia and commissioned in 2013. Ranked #2904 of 3289 solar plants in the United States. Its 1 MW represents 0.0024% 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 Rio Rancho High School 2,000 times smaller. Nearby plants include Reeves (Gas, 154 MW), Rio Bravo (Gas, 150 MW), and Algodones (Gas, 45 MW). The facility is located in New Mexico, approximately 30 km northwest of Albuquerque.
13 years old
United States of America, North America
- 9,554. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
- #37,569 worldwide by installed capacity
- #10,239 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
13 years in operation
Solar fleet average: 10.4 years
Terraform Arcadia operates 52 plants totalling 111 MW
32 plants within 100 km, 874 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Rio Rancho High School is a solar power plant producing approximately 2 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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