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West Tennessee Solar Farm is a 4.2 MW solar power plant in the United States, operated by UT West Tennessee Solar Farm since 2011. Ranked #1396 of 3289 solar plants in the United States. Its 4.2 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 West Tennessee Solar Farm 476 times smaller. Nearby plants include Lagoon Creek (1625.2 MW, Gas), Brownsville Peaking Power (460 MW, Gas), and Providence Solar (16 MW, Solar). The facility is located in Tennessee, approximately 60 km northeast of Memphis.

Capacity
4.2 MW
Commissioning Year
2011

15 years old

Owner
UT West Tennessee Solar Farm
Location
35.4086°, -89.3875°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 6,610. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #30,486 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #7,225 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

15 years in operation

Solar fleet average: 10.4 years

Operator portfolio

UT West Tennessee Solar Farm operates 1 plants totalling 4 MW

Regional density

19 plants within 100 km, 7,346 MW combined

Nearest plant: Somerville Solar (20.7 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 35.408600, -89.387500
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

West Tennessee Solar Farm is a solar power plant producing approximately 7 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 AmericaEnergy Profile

10,098
Total Plants
1420.7 GW
Total Capacity
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