Vacaville Hospital— 1.5 MW Solar
Vacaville Hospital is a 1.5 MW solar power plant in the United States, operated by Ameresco and commissioned in 2020. Ranked #2515 of 3289 solar plants in the United States. Its 1.5 MW accounts for 0.004% of the total solar capacity of 40,823 MW in the country. The largest solar plant in the United States is the Sandstone Solar Energy Project at 2,000 MW, making Vacaville Hospital 1.33 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Delta Energy Center (Gas, 943.5 MW), Marsh Landing Generating Station (Gas, 828 MW), and Los Medanos Energy Center (Gas, 678.3 MW). The facility is located in California, approximately 80 km northeast of San Francisco.
6 years old
United States of America, North America
- 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
6 years in operation
Solar fleet average: 10.4 years
Ameresco operates 2 plants totalling 22 MW
219 plants within 100 km, 14,194 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Vacaville Hospital 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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