St. Paul Intl Airport Red & Blue Parking— 3.2 MW Solar
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.
10 years old
United States of America, North America
- 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
10 years in operation
Solar fleet average: 10.4 years
Metropolitan Airports Commission operates 1 plants totalling 3 MW
233 plants within 100 km, 14,023 MW combined
Location
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 America — Energy Profile
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