Sunset Reservoir North Basin— 4.5 MW Solar
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.
16 years old
United States of America, North America
- 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
16 years in operation
Solar fleet average: 10.4 years
San Francisco Public Utilities Commission operates 1 plants totalling 5 MW
170 plants within 100 km, 9,426 MW combined
Source: OpenStreetMap
Location
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 America — Energy Profile
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