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Stetson Road Solar - Barre I is a 2 MW solar power plant in the United States, operated by Kearsarge Solar LLC and commissioned in 2014. Ranked #1986 of 3289 solar plants in the United States. Its 2 MW represents 0.005% 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 Stetson Road Solar - Barre I 1,000 times smaller. Nearby plants include Northfield Mountain (1,168 MW, Hydro), Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Plant (563.4 MW, Nuclear), and Stony Brook (534.6 MW, Oil). The facility is located in Massachusetts, approximately 50 km northwest of Worcester.

Capacity
2 MW
Commissioning Year
2014

12 years old

Owner
Kearsarge Solar LLC
Location
42.4029°, -72.1027°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 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
Age & fleet comparison

12 years in operation

Solar fleet average: 10.4 years

Operator portfolio

Kearsarge Solar LLC operates 6 plants totalling 16 MW

Regional density

481 plants within 100 km, 17,921 MW combined

Nearest plant: Barre Solar III LLC (2 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 42.402900, -72.102700
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Stetson Road Solar - Barre I 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 AmericaEnergy Profile

10,098
Total Plants
1420.7 GW
Total Capacity
GasCoalNuclearWind
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