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Taurus Community Solar is a 3.6 MW solar power plant in the United States, operated by Taurus Community Solar since 2018. Ranked #1516 of 3289 solar plants in the United States. Its 3.6 MW represents 0.01% of the country'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 Taurus Community Solar 555 times smaller. Within 50 km, the nearest plants are Palmer's Creek Wind Farm LLC (44.6 MW, Wind), Benson City of (9 MW, Oil), and Granite Falls 2 (6 MW, Oil). The facility is located in Minnesota, approximately 150 km from Minneapolis.

Capacity
3.6 MW
Commissioning Year
2018

8 years old

Owner
Taurus Community Solar
Location
44.9503°, -95.6915°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 6,896. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #31,371 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #7,600 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

8 years in operation

Solar fleet average: 10.4 years

Operator portfolio

Taurus Community Solar operates 1 plants totalling 4 MW

Regional density

97 plants within 100 km, 2,959 MW combined

Nearest plant: Montevideo Solar LLC CSG (5.7 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 44.950300, -95.691500
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Taurus Community Solar is a solar power plant producing approximately 6 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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