USS Big Lake 1 Solar CSG— 1 MW Solar
USS Big Lake 1 Solar CSG is a 1 MW solar power plant in the United States, operated by USS Big Lake 1 LLC and commissioned in 2019. Ranked #2904 of 3289 solar plants in the United States. Its 1 MW capacity represents 0.0024% 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 USS Big Lake 1 2,000 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Sherburne County (2469.3 MW, Coal), Monticello Nuclear Facility (685 MW, Nuclear), and Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant (685 MW, Nuclear). The facility is located in Minnesota, approximately 50 km northwest of Minneapolis.
7 years old
United States of America, North America
- 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
7 years in operation
Solar fleet average: 10.4 years
USS Big Lake 1 LLC operates 1 plants totalling 1 MW
216 plants within 100 km, 10,194 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
USS Big Lake 1 Solar CSG 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 America — Energy Profile
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