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River Bend Solar LLC is a 75 MW solar power plant in the United States, operated by River Bend Solar LLC since 2016. Ranked #120 of 3,289 solar plants in the United States. Its 75 MW represents 0.18% 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 River Bend 26.7 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Wilson Dam (666.7 MW, Hydro), Colbert (476 MW, Gas), and Pickwick Landing Dam (240 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in Alabama, approximately 150 km northwest of Birmingham.

Capacity
75 MW
Commissioning Year
2016

10 years old

Owner
River Bend Solar LLC
Location
34.8315°, -87.8422°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 2,496. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #11,403 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #524 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
  • 0.01% of the installed capacity of United States of America
Age & fleet comparison

10 years in operation

Solar fleet average: 10.4 years

Operator portfolio

River Bend Solar LLC operates 1 plants totalling 75 MW

Regional density

15 plants within 100 km, 10,722 MW combined

Nearest plant: Colbert (9.8 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 34.831500, -87.842200
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

River Bend Solar LLC is a solar power plant producing approximately 118 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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