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Summer North Solar is a 6.5 MW solar power plant in the United States, operated by Sustainable Power Group LLC and commissioned in 2015. Ranked #756 of 3289 solar plants in the United States, Summer North Solar's capacity represents 0.02% of the country's total solar capacity of 40,823 MW. The largest solar plant in the United States is Sandstone Solar Energy Project at 2,000 MW, making Summer North Solar 307 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Castaic (1682 MW, Hydro), Alta Wind VIII (1547 MW, Wind), and Solar Star 1 (318 MW, Solar). The facility is located in California, approximately 60 km north of Los Angeles.

Capacity
6.5 MW
Commissioning Year
2015

11 years old

Owner
Sustainable Power Group LLC
Location
34.7231°, -118.2897°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 5,447. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #27,007 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #5,198 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

11 years in operation

Solar fleet average: 10.4 years

Operator portfolio

Sustainable Power Group LLC operates 93 plants totalling 1,355 MW

Regional density

362 plants within 100 km, 21,271 MW combined

Nearest plant: Lancaster Dry Farm Ranch B (0.7 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 34.723100, -118.289700
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Summer North Solar is a solar power plant producing approximately 10 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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