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Shirley Water is a 2 MW solar power plant in the United States, operated by Altus Power America Management LLC since 2016. 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 the Sandstone Solar Energy Project at 2,000 MW, making this facility 1,000 times smaller. Nearby plants include Granite Ridge (Gas, 790 MW), ANP Bellingham Energy Project (Gas, 578 MW), and Millennium Power (Gas, 427.5 MW). The facility is located in Massachusetts, approximately 50 km southwest of Boston.

Capacity
2 MW
Commissioning Year
2016

10 years old

Owner
Altus Power America Management LLC
Location
42.5546°, -71.6235°

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

10 years in operation

Solar fleet average: 10.4 years

Operator portfolio

Altus Power America Management LLC operates 31 plants totalling 70 MW

Regional density

443 plants within 100 km, 20,223 MW combined

Nearest plant: Devens (0.5 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 42.554600, -71.623500
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Shirley Water 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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