Whitakers— 12 MW Solar
Whitakers is a 12 MW solar power plant in the United States, operated by Colonial Eagle Solar LLC and commissioned in 2016. It is one of 3,289 solar plants in the country. Ranked #524 of 3289 solar plants in the United States, Whitakers represents 0.03% of the 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 Whitakers 166 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Rosemary Power Station (180 MW, Oil), Gaston (177.6 MW, Hydro), and Roanoke Rapids (100 MW, Hydro). The plant is located in North Carolina, approximately 80 km northeast of Raleigh.
10 years old
United States of America, North America
- 4,561. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
- #22,497 worldwide by installed capacity
- #3,365 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
10 years in operation
Solar fleet average: 10.4 years
Colonial Eagle Solar LLC operates 3 plants totalling 52 MW
232 plants within 100 km, 8,192 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Whitakers is a solar power plant producing approximately 19 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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