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Woodland Solar Farm is a 19 MW solar power plant in the United States, operated by Virginia Electric & Power Co since 2017. Ranked #436 of 3289 solar plants in the United States. Its 19 MW represents 0.05% of the country's 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 Woodland Solar Farm 105.3 times smaller. Nearby plants include Surry (1695 MW, Nuclear) and Yorktown (882 MW, Oil). The facility is located in Virginia, approximately 50 km from Norfolk.

Capacity
19 MW
Commissioning Year
2017

9 years old

Owner
Virginia Electric & Power Co
Location
36.8900°, -76.6110°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 4,095. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #20,067 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #2,760 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

9 years in operation

Solar fleet average: 10.4 years

Operator portfolio

Virginia Electric & Power Co operates 38 plants totalling 23,066 MW

Regional density

96 plants within 100 km, 12,729 MW combined

Nearest plant: Suffolk Energy Partners LP (17.8 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 36.890000, -76.611000
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Woodland Solar Farm is a solar power plant producing approximately 30 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
GasCoalNuclearWind
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