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White River Solar is a 20 MW solar power plant in the United States, operated by Consolidated Edison Development Inc. and commissioned in 2013. Ranked #302 of 3289 solar plants in the United States. Its 20 MW represents 0.05% 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 White River 100 times smaller. Nearby plants include Henrietta Solar Project (102 MW, Solar), RE Mustang LLC (100 MW, Solar), and Henrietta Peaker (98 MW, Gas). The facility is located in California, approximately 50 km northwest of Bakersfield.

Capacity
20 MW
Commissioning Year
2013

13 years old

Owner
Consolidated Edison Development Inc.
Location
35.8714°, -119.4625°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 3,878. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #19,003 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #2,096 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

13 years in operation

Solar fleet average: 10.4 years

Operator portfolio

Consolidated Edison Development Inc. operates 64 plants totalling 2,633 MW

Regional density

183 plants within 100 km, 8,032 MW combined

Nearest plant: Alpaugh 50 (3.9 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 35.871400, -119.462500
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

White River Solar is a solar power plant producing approximately 32 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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