Western Michigan Solar Gardens— 1 MW Solar
Western Michigan Solar Gardens is a 1 MW solar power plant in the United States, operated by Consumers Energy Co since 2016. Ranked #2904 of 3289 solar plants in the United States. Its 1 MW represents 0.0024% 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 Western Michigan Solar Gardens 2,000 times smaller. Nearby plants include Kalamazoo River Generating Station (Gas, 77.4 MW), Otsego Mill Power Plant (Gas, 21.2 MW), and Western Michigan University Power Plant (Gas, 11.7 MW). The facility is located in Michigan, approximately 50 km from Grand Rapids.
10 years old
United States of America, North America
- 9,554. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
- #37,569 worldwide by installed capacity
- #10,239 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
10 years in operation
Solar fleet average: 10.4 years
Consumers Energy Co operates 23 plants totalling 7,572 MW
63 plants within 100 km, 12,799 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Western Michigan Solar Gardens is a solar power plant producing approximately 2 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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