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Soul City Solar is a 3.5 MW solar power plant in the United States, operated by Cypress Creek Renewables since 2015. Ranked #1525 of 3289 solar plants in the United States. Its 3.5 MW accounts for 0.01% of the United States' 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 Soul City Solar 571 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include John H Kerr (296.8 MW, Hydro), Gaston (177.6 MW, Hydro), and Brantley Solar (50.2 MW, Solar). The facility is located in Virginia, approximately 90 km west of Richmond.

Capacity
3.5 MW
Commissioning Year
2015

11 years old

Owner
Cypress Creek Renewables
Location
36.2500°, -78.2500°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 6,957. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #31,512 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #7,628 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

11 years in operation

Solar fleet average: 10.4 years

Operator portfolio

Cypress Creek Renewables operates 184 plants totalling 1,378 MW

Regional density

204 plants within 100 km, 13,659 MW combined

Nearest plant: Melinda Solar (8.7 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 36.250000, -78.250000
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Soul City Solar is a solar power plant producing approximately 6 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
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