World Power Plants

Sacramento Fairbain Water Treatment Plant1 MW Solar

SolarRenewable

Sacramento Fairbain Water Treatment Plant is a 1 MW solar power plant in the United States, operated by Tesla Inc. 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 Sandstone Solar Energy Project at 2,000 MW, making Sacramento Fairbain 2,000 times smaller. Nearby plants include Rancho Seco Nuclear Generating Station (918 MW, Nuclear), Sutter Energy Center (636 MW, Gas), and Cosumnes (556.8 MW, Gas). The facility is located in California, approximately 30 km from Sacramento.

Capacity
1 MW
Commissioning Year
2013

13 years old

Owner
Tesla Inc.
Location
38.6436°, -121.4164°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 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
Age & fleet comparison

13 years in operation

Solar fleet average: 10.4 years

Operator portfolio

Tesla Inc. operates 73 plants totalling 179 MW

Regional density

198 plants within 100 km, 12,239 MW combined

Nearest plant: McClellan (CA) (2.2 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 38.643600, -121.416400
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Sacramento Fairbain Water Treatment Plant 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 AmericaEnergy Profile

10,098
Total Plants
1420.7 GW
Total Capacity
GasCoalNuclearWind
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