West Dubuque Solar— 3.8 MW Solar
West Dubuque Solar is a 3.8 MW solar power plant in the United States, operated by Interstate Power and Light Co since 2017. Ranked #1497 of 3,289 solar plants in the United States. Its 3.8 MW represents 0.01% of the United States' 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 West Dubuque Solar 526 times smaller. Nearby plants include John Deere Dubuque Works (9 MW, Oil), Maquoketa 2 (8 MW, Oil), and Bellevue (8 MW, Oil). The facility is located in Iowa, approximately 30 km from Dubuque.
9 years old
United States of America, North America
- 6,852. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
- #31,211 worldwide by installed capacity
- #7,524 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
9 years in operation
Solar fleet average: 10.4 years
Interstate Power and Light Co operates 13 plants totalling 3,866 MW
49 plants within 100 km, 4,716 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
West Dubuque Solar is a solar power plant producing approximately 6 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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