Rio Rico Solar— 6 MW Solar
Rio Rico Solar is a 6 MW solar power plant in the United States, operated by UNS Electric Inc since 2014. Ranked #776 of 3289 solar plants in the United States. Its 6 MW constitutes 0.01% of the United States' total solar capacity of 40,823 MW. The largest solar plant in the United States is Sandstone Solar Energy Project at 2,000 MW, making Rio Rico Solar 333.3 times smaller. The nearest plant is Valencia (108 MW, Gas). The facility is located in Arizona, approximately 100 km southwest of Tucson.
12 years old
United States of America, North America
- 5,547. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
- #27,330 worldwide by installed capacity
- #5,339 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
12 years in operation
Solar fleet average: 10.4 years
UNS Electric Inc operates 5 plants totalling 240 MW
26 plants within 100 km, 799 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Rio Rico Solar is a solar power plant producing approximately 9 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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