World Power Plants

Town of Chestertown- Chestertown WWTP1 MW Solar

SolarRenewable

Town of Chestertown- Chestertown WWTP is a 1 MW solar power plant in the United States, operated by Tesla Inc. since 2016. Ranked #2904 of 3289 solar plants in the United States. Its 1 MW represents 0.0024% 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 Town of Chestertown 2,000 times smaller. Nearby plants include Perryman (492.3 MW, Gas), Charles P. Crane Generating Station (400 MW, Gas), and Delaware City Plant (324 MW, Gas). The facility is located in Maryland, approximately 50 km south of Wilmington.

Capacity
1 MW
Commissioning Year
2016

10 years old

Owner
Tesla Inc.
Location
39.1995°, -76.0767°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 9,554. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #37,569 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #10,239 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

10 years in operation

Solar fleet average: 10.4 years

Operator portfolio

Tesla Inc. operates 73 plants totalling 179 MW

Regional density

184 plants within 100 km, 41,486 MW combined

Nearest plant: Kent County - Worton Complex (9.1 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 39.199500, -76.076700
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Town of Chestertown- Chestertown WWTP is a solar power plant producing approximately 2 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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