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Salinas is a 15.5 MW solar power plant in the United States, operated by Sonnedix. Ranked #479 of 3,289 solar plants in the United States, Salinas' 15.5 MW accounts for 0.04% of the country's 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 Salinas 128.8 times smaller. Nearby plants include Aguirre (1,492 MW, Oil), San Juan CC (864 MW, Oil), and A.E.S. Corp. (454.3 MW, Coal). The facility is located in Puerto Rico, approximately 70 km from San Juan.

Capacity
15.5 MW
Commissioning Year
Owner
Sonnedix
Location
17.9786°, -66.2205°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 4,304. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #21,104 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #2,931 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
Operator portfolio

Sonnedix operates 5 plants totalling 170 MW

Regional density

31 plants within 100 km, 5,700 MW combined

Nearest plant: Aguirre (3.2 km)

Data provenance

Source: Sonnedix

Location

Coordinates:: 17.978600, -66.220500
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Salinas is a solar power plant producing approximately 24 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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