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University Park Solar is a 1.5 MW solar power plant in the United States, operated by SS PA II PSU LLC since 2019. Ranked #2515 of 3289 solar plants in the United States. Its 1.5 MW represents 0.0037% 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 University Park Solar 1.33 times smaller. Nearby plants include Sandy Ridge Wind Farm (50 MW, Wind), William F Matson Generating Station (21.7 MW, Hydro), and TalenEnergy Martins Creek LLC Lock Haven (18.5 MW, Oil). The facility is located in Pennsylvania, approximately 30 km northwest of Harrisburg.

Capacity
1.5 MW
Commissioning Year
2019

7 years old

Owner
SS PA II PSU LLC
Location
40.8170°, -77.8441°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 8,850. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #35,792 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #9,428 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

7 years in operation

Solar fleet average: 10.4 years

Operator portfolio

SS PA II PSU LLC operates 1 plants totalling 2 MW

Regional density

34 plants within 100 km, 4,728 MW combined

Nearest plant: East Campus Steam Plant (0.9 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 40.817000, -77.844100
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

University Park Solar 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
GasCoalNuclearWind
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