Somers Solar Center LLC— 5 MW Solar
Somers Solar Center LLC is a 5 MW solar power plant in the United States, operated by Dominion Renewable Energy and commissioned in 2014. Ranked #840 of 3289 solar plants in the United States. Its 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 Somers Solar Center 400 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Middletown (786.4 MW, Oil), Kleen Energy Systems Project (693 MW, Gas), and Stony Brook (534.6 MW, Oil). The facility is located in Connecticut, approximately 20 km south of Hartford.
12 years old
United States of America, North America
- 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
12 years in operation
Solar fleet average: 10.4 years
Dominion Renewable Energy operates 46 plants totalling 1,693 MW
462 plants within 100 km, 22,094 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Somers Solar Center LLC 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 America — Energy Profile
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