Watts Farm— 5 MW Solar
Watts Farm is a 5 MW solar power plant in the United States, operated by Palmetto Power Management LLC since 2012. Ranked #840 of 3289 solar plants in the United States. Its 5 MW represents 0.01% 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 Watts Farm 400 times smaller. Nearby plants include Sherwood H Smith Jr Energy Complex (Gas, 2244.8 MW), Hamlet Generating Facility (Gas, 343.8 MW), and W H Weatherspoon (Oil, 163 MW). The facility is located in South Carolina, approximately 70 km from the nearest major city, Columbia.
14 years old
United States of America, North America
- 5,828. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
- #28,340 worldwide by installed capacity
- #5,747 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
14 years in operation
Solar fleet average: 10.4 years
Palmetto Power Management LLC operates 9 plants totalling 42 MW
173 plants within 100 km, 7,446 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Watts Farm is a solar power plant producing approximately 8 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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