Sacramento Fairbain Water Treatment Plant— 1 MW Solar
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.
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
Tesla Inc. operates 73 plants totalling 179 MW
198 plants within 100 km, 12,239 MW combined
Location
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 America — Energy Profile
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