San Luis Valley Solar Ranch— 35 MW Solar
San Luis Valley Solar Ranch is a 35 MW solar power plant in the United States, operated by Avangrid Renewables LLC since 2012. Ranked #234 of 3289 solar plants in the USA, it accounts for 0.09% of the country's total solar capacity of 40,823 MW. The largest solar plant in the USA is Sandstone Solar Energy Project at 2,000 MW, making San Luis Valley Solar Ranch 57.1 times smaller. Nearby plants include Hooper Solar (52 MW, Solar), Cogentrix of Alamosa (30 MW, Solar), and Alamosa (30 MW, Gas). It is located in Colorado, approximately 200 km from Denver.
14 years old
United States of America, North America
- 3,347. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
- #15,825 worldwide by installed capacity
- #1,407 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
14 years in operation
Solar fleet average: 10.4 years
Avangrid Renewables LLC operates 59 plants totalling 7,071 MW
13 plants within 100 km, 158 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
San Luis Valley Solar Ranch is a solar power plant producing approximately 55 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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