Worcester Landfill— 6.5 MW Solar
Worcester Landfill is a 6.5 MW solar power plant in the United States, operated by the City of Worcester DPW and commissioned in 2017. Ranked #756 of 3289 solar plants in the United States, Worcester Landfill's capacity represents 0.02% 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 Worcester Landfill 307 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Lake Road Generating Plant (840 MW, Gas), Rhode Island State Energy Center (596 MW, Gas), and ANP Bellingham Energy Project (578 MW, Gas). The facility is located in Massachusetts, approximately 80 km west of Boston.
9 years old
United States of America, North America
- 5,447. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
- #27,007 worldwide by installed capacity
- #5,198 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
9 years in operation
Solar fleet average: 10.4 years
City of Worcester DPW operates 1 plants totalling 7 MW
533 plants within 100 km, 19,840 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Worcester Landfill is a solar power plant producing approximately 10 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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