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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.

Capacity
35 MW
Commissioning Year
2012

14 years old

Owner
Avangrid Renewables LLC
Location
37.6945°, -105.9276°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 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
Age & fleet comparison

14 years in operation

Solar fleet average: 10.4 years

Operator portfolio

Avangrid Renewables LLC operates 59 plants totalling 7,071 MW

Regional density

13 plants within 100 km, 158 MW combined

Nearest plant: Greater Sandhill I (3.4 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 37.694500, -105.927600
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Carbon Footprint

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 AmericaEnergy Profile

10,098
Total Plants
1420.7 GW
Total Capacity
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