Sampson Solar— 2 MW Solar
Sampson Solar is a 2 MW solar power plant in the United States, operated by Sampson Solar LLC and commissioned in 2015. 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 Solar 1,000 times smaller. Nearby plants include Lee Combined Cycle Plant (Gas, 1,068 MW), Wayne County (Gas, 979.7 MW), and Butler-Warner Generation Plant (Gas, 303.4 MW). The facility is located in North Carolina, approximately 80 km from Wilmington.
11 years old
United States of America, North America
- 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
11 years in operation
Solar fleet average: 10.4 years
Sampson Solar LLC operates 1 plants totalling 2 MW
256 plants within 100 km, 7,027 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Sampson 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 America — Energy Profile
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