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Woods Hill Solar is a 20 MW solar power plant in the United States, operated by Woods Hill Solar LLC since 2019. Ranked #302 of 3,289 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 Woods Hill Solar 100 times smaller. Within 50 km, the nearest plants are Lake Road Generating Plant (840 MW, Gas) and Rhode Island State Energy Center (596 MW, Gas). The facility is located in Rhode Island, approximately 60 km south of Boston.

Capacity
20 MW
Commissioning Year
Owner
ZESCO
Location
-12.8167°, 28.2000°

Zambia, Africa

Context & rankings
  • 9. largest of 15 plants in Zambia
  • #19,003 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #931 of 2,478 Oil plants worldwide
  • 0.74% of the installed capacity of Zambia
Operator portfolio

ZESCO operates 12 plants totalling 2,330 MW

Regional density

4 plants within 100 km, 95 MW combined

Nearest plant: Mufulira Nchanga (29.9 km)

Data provenance

Location

Coordinates:: -12.816700, 28.200000
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Carbon Footprint650 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
39.9 Kt
61 GWh/year × 650 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
Commissioning year unknown
Est. Retirement
Commissioning year unknown
Annual emissions equivalent to
8.7K
cars per year
5.3K
homes per year
1.8M
trees to offset

Estimates based on Oil emission factor (650 g CO₂/kWh) and capacity factor (35%). Actual emissions may vary based on operating conditions, efficiency, and fuel quality.

Technical Details

Primary Fuel Type
Oil
Energy Source
Non-Renewable
Country
Zambia
Continent
Africa
Data Source
Global Power Plant Database

ZambiaEnergy Profile

15
Total Plants
2.7 GW
Total Capacity
HydroCoalOilSolar
Top Fuels

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