World Power Plants

Sunset Reservoir North Basin4.5 MW Solar

SolarRenewableVerified: Feb 2026

Sunset Reservoir North Basin is a 4.5 MW solar power plant in the United States, operated by the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission since 2010. Ranked #1346 of 3289 solar plants in the United States, it accounts for 0.01% of the nation'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 Sunset Reservoir North Basin 444.4 times smaller. Nearby plants include Russell City Energy Center (655 MW, Gas), Potrero Generating Station (382 MW, Gas), and Crockett Cogen Project (247.4 MW, Gas). The plant is located in California, approximately 20 km northeast of San Francisco.

Capacity
4.5 MW
Commissioning Year
2010

16 years old

Owner
San Francisco Public Utilities Commission
Location
37.7509°, -122.4836°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 6,482. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #30,103 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #7,040 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

16 years in operation

Solar fleet average: 10.4 years

Operator portfolio

San Francisco Public Utilities Commission operates 1 plants totalling 5 MW

Regional density

170 plants within 100 km, 9,426 MW combined

Nearest plant: Parnassus Central Utility Plant (2.7 km)

Data provenance

Location

Coordinates:: 37.750883, -122.483635
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Sunset Reservoir North Basin is a solar power plant producing approximately 7 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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