Walmart Casa Grande— 2 MW Solar
Walmart Casa Grande is a 2 MW solar power plant in the United States, operated by Tesla Inc. since 2011. Ranked #1986 of 3289 solar plants in the United States. Its 2 MW capacity represents 0.005% of the United States' 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 Walmart Casa Grande 1,000 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Coolidge Generation Station (Gas, 726 MW), Desert Basin (Gas, 646.1 MW), and Sundance (Gas, 605 MW). The facility is located in Arizona, approximately 70 km southeast of Phoenix.
15 years old
United States of America, North America
- 7,934. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
- #33,917 worldwide by installed capacity
- #8,552 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
15 years in operation
Solar fleet average: 10.4 years
Tesla Inc. operates 73 plants totalling 179 MW
57 plants within 100 km, 11,996 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Walmart Casa Grande is a solar power plant producing approximately 3 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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