SAS Solar Farm— 2 MW Solar
SAS Solar Farm is a 2 MW solar power plant in the United States, operated by SAS Institute Inc and commissioned in 2009. 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 SAS Solar Farm 1,000 times smaller. Nearby plants include Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant (950.9 MW, Nuclear), Harris (950.9 MW, Nuclear), and Univ of NC Chapel Hill Cogen Facility (32 MW, Coal). The facility is located in North Carolina, approximately 30 km southwest of Raleigh.
17 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
17 years in operation
Solar fleet average: 10.4 years
SAS Institute Inc operates 1 plants totalling 2 MW
228 plants within 100 km, 9,149 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
SAS Solar Farm 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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