Sacramento (SMUD)— 1.5 MW Solar
Sacramento (SMUD) is a 1.5 MW solar power plant in the United States, operated by Terraform Arcadia and commissioned in 2014. Ranked #2515 of 3289 solar plants in the United States. Its 1.5 MW represents 0.0037% of the 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 this facility 1.33 times smaller. Nearby plants include Rancho Seco Nuclear Generating Station (918 MW, Nuclear), Cosumnes Power Plant (556.8 MW, Gas), and Cosumnes (556.8 MW, Gas). The facility is located in California, approximately 30 km northeast of Sacramento.
12 years old
United States of America, North America
- 8,850. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
- #35,792 worldwide by installed capacity
- #9,428 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
12 years in operation
Solar fleet average: 10.4 years
Terraform Arcadia operates 52 plants totalling 111 MW
202 plants within 100 km, 12,695 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Sacramento (SMUD) 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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