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Simons Farm is a 5 MW solar power plant in the United States, operated by Cypress Creek Renewables and commissioned in 2016. Ranked #840 of 3289 solar plants in the United States. This plant's 5 MW represents 0.01% 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 Simons Farm 400 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Domtar Paper Co LLC Plymouth NC (121.5 MW, Waste), Southampton Solar LLC (100 MW, Solar), and International Paper Franklin Mill (82.5 MW, Gas). The facility is located in North Carolina, approximately 40 km from Norfolk.

Capacity
5 MW
Commissioning Year
2016

10 years old

Owner
Cypress Creek Renewables
Location
36.3064°, -76.9972°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 5,828. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #28,340 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #5,747 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

10 years in operation

Solar fleet average: 10.4 years

Operator portfolio

Cypress Creek Renewables operates 184 plants totalling 1,378 MW

Regional density

158 plants within 100 km, 10,311 MW combined

Nearest plant: Aulander Holloman Solar LLC (6.4 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 36.306400, -76.997200
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Simons Farm is a solar power plant producing approximately 8 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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