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Sampson Road Community Solar is a 2 MW solar power plant in the United States, operated by Sampson Road Solar LLC and commissioned in 2018. Ranked #1986 of 3289 solar plants in the United States. Its 2 MW represents 0.005% 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 Sampson Road Community Solar 1,000 times smaller. Nearby plants include Lake Road Generating Plant (Gas, 840 MW), Millennium Power (Gas, 427.5 MW), and Ocean State Power II (Gas, 254.2 MW). The facility is located in Massachusetts, approximately 120 km from Boston.

Capacity
2 MW
Commissioning Year
2018

8 years old

Owner
Sampson Road Solar LLC
Location
42.1000°, -72.0000°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 7,934. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #33,917 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #8,552 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

8 years in operation

Solar fleet average: 10.4 years

Operator portfolio

Sampson Road Solar LLC operates 1 plants totalling 2 MW

Regional density

509 plants within 100 km, 22,309 MW combined

Nearest plant: Southbridge Solar (1.4 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 42.100000, -72.000000
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Sampson Road Community Solar is a solar power plant producing approximately 3 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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