Sunflower Solar— 16 MW Solar
Sunflower Solar is a 16 MW solar power plant in the United States, operated by Sunflower Solar LLC since 2018. Ranked #465 of 3289 solar plants in the United States. This plant's 16 MW represents 0.04% of the United States' 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 Sunflower Solar 125 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Greensville County Power Station (1773.3 MW, Gas), Brunswick County Power Station (1472.2 MW, Gas), and Rosemary Power Station (180 MW, Oil). The facility is located in Virginia, approximately 80 km south of Richmond.
8 years old
United States of America, North America
- 4,253. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
- #20,858 worldwide by installed capacity
- #2,890 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
8 years in operation
Solar fleet average: 10.4 years
Sunflower Solar LLC operates 1 plants totalling 16 MW
170 plants within 100 km, 5,837 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Sunflower Solar is a solar power plant producing approximately 25 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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