Watauga Solar— 2 MW Solar
Watauga Solar is a 2 MW solar power plant in the United States, operated by Watauga Solar LLC since 2019. Ranked #1986 of 3289 solar plants in the United States. Its 2 MW represents 0.005% of the 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 Watauga Solar 1,000 times smaller. Nearby plants include Sherwood H Smith Jr Energy Complex (2,244.8 MW, Gas), Darlington County (845.4 MW, Gas), and H. B. Robinson Nuclear Generating Station (768.6 MW, Nuclear). The facility is located in South Carolina, approximately 100 km northwest of Columbia.
7 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
7 years in operation
Solar fleet average: 10.4 years
Watauga Solar LLC operates 1 plants totalling 2 MW
145 plants within 100 km, 7,266 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Watauga Solar 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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