Westside Solar Station— 15 MW Solar
Westside Solar Station is a 15 MW solar power plant in the United States, operated by Pacific Gas & Electric Co. since 2011. Ranked #482 of 3289 solar plants in the United States. This plant's capacity of 15 MW accounts for 0.04% of the country's total solar capacity of 40,823 MW. The largest solar facility in the United States is the Sandstone Solar Energy Project at 2,000 MW, making Westside Solar Station 133.3 times smaller. Nearby plants include RE Tranquillity (205.3 MW, Solar), Great Valley Solar Portfolio Holdings LLC (202.5 MW, Solar), and Malaga Power LLC (121 MW, Gas). The facility is located in California's Central Valley, approximately 50 km southwest of Fresno.
15 years old
United States of America, North America
- 4,321. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
- #21,166 worldwide by installed capacity
- #2,943 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
15 years in operation
Solar fleet average: 10.4 years
Pacific Gas & Electric Co. operates 81 plants totalling 7,669 MW
136 plants within 100 km, 4,766 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Westside Solar Station is a solar power plant producing approximately 24 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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