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Sweetwater Solar is a 92 MW solar power plant in the United States, operated by Sweetwater Solar LLC since 2019. Ranked #91 of 3289 solar plants in the United States. Its 92 MW represents 0.23% of the United States' 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 Sweetwater Solar 21.7 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Shute Creek Facility (144 MW, Gas) and Genesis Alkali (41 MW, Coal). The facility is located in Wyoming, approximately 200 km from Salt Lake City.

Capacity
92 MW
Commissioning Year
2019

7 years old

Owner
Sweetwater Solar LLC
Location
41.6291°, -109.6835°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 2,282. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #10,638 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #438 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
  • 0.01% of the installed capacity of United States of America
Age & fleet comparison

7 years in operation

Solar fleet average: 10.4 years

Operator portfolio

Sweetwater Solar LLC operates 1 plants totalling 92 MW

Regional density

11 plants within 100 km, 3,947 MW combined

Nearest plant: General Chemical (7.1 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 41.629100, -109.683500
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Sweetwater Solar is a solar power plant producing approximately 145 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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