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UC Davis South Campus is a 13 MW solar power plant in the United States, operated by Solar Star California XXXII LLC since 2015. Ranked #516 of 3289 solar plants in the United States. Its 13 MW represents 0.03% of the country's total solar capacity of 40,823 MW. The largest solar plant in the United States is the Sandstone Solar Energy Project at 2,000 MW, making UC Davis South Campus 153.85 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Solano Wind (228.2 MW, Wind) and SCA Cogen 2 (193.4 MW, Gas). The facility is located in California, approximately 30 km northwest of Sacramento.

Capacity
13 MW
Commissioning Year
2015

11 years old

Owner
Solar Star California XXXII LLC
Location
38.5500°, -121.7500°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 4,488. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #22,127 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #3,261 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

11 years in operation

Solar fleet average: 10.4 years

Operator portfolio

Solar Star California XXXII LLC operates 1 plants totalling 13 MW

Regional density

213 plants within 100 km, 13,870 MW combined

Nearest plant: Grassland 1&2 Solar Project (7.4 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 38.550000, -121.750000
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

UC Davis South Campus is a solar power plant producing approximately 20 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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