Trout Creek Solar— 2 MW Solar
Trout Creek Solar is a 2 MW solar power plant in the United States, operated by AEP Onsite Partners since 2019. Ranked #1986 of 3289 solar plants in the United States. Its 2 MW represents 0.005% 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 Trout Creek Solar 1,000 times smaller. Nearby plants include Mount Elbert Powerplant (200 MW, Hydro), Mount Elbert (200 MW, Hydro), and Sugarloaf Hydro Plant (2.5 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in Colorado, approximately 150 km southwest of Denver.
7 years old
United States of America, North America
- 7,934. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
- #33,917 worldwide by installed capacity
- #8,552 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
7 years in operation
Solar fleet average: 10.4 years
AEP Onsite Partners operates 23 plants totalling 60 MW
9 plants within 100 km, 716 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Trout Creek Solar is a solar power plant producing approximately 3 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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