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Summit Associates is a 1.9 MW solar power plant in the United States, operated by Public Service Elec & Gas Co since 2012. Ranked #2328 of 3289 solar plants in the United States. Its 1.9 MW accounts for 0.0047% 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 Summit Associates 1.05 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Ravenswood (2,551 MW, Gas) and PSEG Linden Generating Station (1,740 MW, Gas). The facility is located in New Jersey, approximately 20 km southwest of New York City.

Capacity
1.9 MW
Commissioning Year
2012

14 years old

Owner
Public Service Elec & Gas Co
Location
40.5003°, -74.3536°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 8,404. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #34,809 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #9,023 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

14 years in operation

Solar fleet average: 10.4 years

Operator portfolio

Public Service Elec & Gas Co operates 14 plants totalling 52 MW

Regional density

438 plants within 100 km, 41,801 MW combined

Nearest plant: 180 Raritan Solar (2.1 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 40.500300, -74.353600
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Summit Associates 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
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