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Yardville Solar Farm is a 3.6 MW solar power plant in the United States, operated by Public Service Elec & Gas Co since 2011. Ranked #1516 of 3289 solar plants in the United States. Its 3.6 MW represents 0.01% of the United States' 40,823 MW total solar capacity. The largest solar plant in the United States is Sandstone Solar Energy Project at 2,000 MW, making Yardville 555.6 times smaller. Within 50 km, the nearest plants are Fairless Energy Center (1,338 MW, Gas) and Red Oak Power LLC (821.1 MW, Gas). The facility is located in New Jersey, approximately 50 km from Philadelphia.

Capacity
3.6 MW
Commissioning Year
2011

15 years old

Owner
Public Service Elec & Gas Co
Location
40.1688°, -74.6567°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 6,896. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #31,371 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #7,600 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

15 years in operation

Solar fleet average: 10.4 years

Operator portfolio

Public Service Elec & Gas Co operates 14 plants totalling 52 MW

Regional density

431 plants within 100 km, 45,868 MW combined

Nearest plant: Colonial Pipeline Allentown Chesterfield (1.8 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 40.168800, -74.656700
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Yardville Solar Farm is a solar power plant producing approximately 6 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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