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St. Paul Intl Airport Red & Blue Parking3.2 MW Solar

SolarRenewable

St. Paul Intl Airport Red & Blue Parking is a 3.2 MW solar power plant in the United States, operated by the Metropolitan Airports Commission since 2016. Ranked #1594 of 3289 solar plants in the United States, it 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 this facility 0.0016 times smaller. Nearby plants include High Bridge (644 MW, Gas), Allen S King (598.4 MW, Coal), and Riverside (MN) (585.9 MW, Gas). The facility is located in Minnesota, approximately 10 km from downtown Saint Paul.

Capacity
3.2 MW
Commissioning Year
2016

10 years old

Owner
Metropolitan Airports Commission
Location
44.8800°, -93.2100°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 7,184. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #31,972 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #7,780 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

10 years in operation

Solar fleet average: 10.4 years

Operator portfolio

Metropolitan Airports Commission operates 1 plants totalling 3 MW

Regional density

233 plants within 100 km, 14,023 MW combined

Nearest plant: Twin Cities Hydro LLC (4 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 44.880000, -93.210000
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

St. Paul Intl Airport Red & Blue Parking is a solar power plant producing approximately 5 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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