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Summit Farms Solar is a 60 MW solar power plant in the United States, operated by Summit Farms LLC since 2017. Ranked #159 of 3289 solar plants in the United States. Its 60 MW represents 0.15% of the United States' 40,823 MW total solar capacity. The largest solar plant in the United States is Sandstone Solar Energy Project at 2,000 MW, making Summit Farms Solar 33.3 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Elizabeth River Power Station (388.8 MW, Gas) and Desert Wind Farm LLC (208 MW, Wind). The facility is located in Virginia, approximately 20 km south of Norfolk.

Capacity
60 MW
Commissioning Year
2017

9 years old

Owner
Summit Farms LLC
Location
36.4765°, -76.1360°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 2,735. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #12,271 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #677 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

9 years in operation

Solar fleet average: 10.4 years

Operator portfolio

Summit Farms LLC operates 1 plants totalling 60 MW

Regional density

68 plants within 100 km, 6,362 MW combined

Nearest plant: Ranchland Solar LLC (1.7 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 36.476500, -76.136000
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Summit Farms Solar is a solar power plant producing approximately 95 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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