Sierra SunTower Solar Gen Station— 7.5 MW Solar
Sierra SunTower Solar Gen Station is a 7.5 MW solar power plant in the United States, operated by Sierra SunTower LLC and commissioned in 2009. Ranked #719 of 3289 solar plants in the United States. Its 7.5 MW represents 0.02% 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 Sierra SunTower 266.7 times smaller. Nearby plants include Alta Wind VIII (1547 MW, Wind), Solar Star 1 (318 MW, Solar), and Solar Star 2 (279 MW, Solar). The facility is located in California, approximately 50 km north of Los Angeles.
17 years old
United States of America, North America
- 5,259. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
- #26,300 worldwide by installed capacity
- #4,908 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
17 years in operation
Solar fleet average: 10.4 years
Sierra SunTower LLC operates 1 plants totalling 8 MW
377 plants within 100 km, 20,581 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Sierra SunTower Solar Gen Station is a solar power plant producing approximately 12 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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