Vuelta Solar— 5.5 MW Solar
Vuelta Solar is a 5.5 MW solar power plant in the United States, commissioned in 2016 and operated by NuGen Capital Management. Ranked #800 of 3289 solar plants in the United States, it represents 0.01% of the 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 Vuelta Solar 363.6 times smaller. Nearby plants include Northfield Mountain (1,168 MW, Hydro), Lake Road Generating Plant (840 MW, Gas), and Millennium Power (427.5 MW, Gas). The facility is located in Massachusetts, approximately 40 km from Worcester.
10 years old
United States of America, North America
- 5,698. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
- #27,958 worldwide by installed capacity
- #5,565 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
10 years in operation
Solar fleet average: 10.4 years
NuGen Capital Management operates 6 plants totalling 24 MW
508 plants within 100 km, 20,266 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Vuelta Solar is a solar power plant producing approximately 9 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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