St. Charles Solar— 2 MW Solar
St. Charles Solar is a 2 MW solar power plant in the United States, operated by Butter Solar LLC and commissioned in 2019. Ranked #1986 of 3289 solar plants in the United States. Its 2 MW represents 0.005% 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 St. Charles Solar 1,000 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include John P Madgett (387 MW, Coal), Franklin Heating Station (32.6 MW, Gas), and Saint Marys Hospital Power Plant (15.4 MW, Gas). The facility is located in Minnesota, approximately 100 km southeast of Minneapolis.
7 years old
United States of America, North America
- 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
7 years in operation
Solar fleet average: 10.4 years
Butter Solar LLC operates 8 plants totalling 22 MW
79 plants within 100 km, 6,411 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
St. Charles Solar 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 America — Energy Profile
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