United States

Hooper Solar — 52 MW Solar

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Hooper Solar is a 52 MW solar power plant located in United States of America. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
52 MW

Installed

Commissioned
2016

Year online

Owner
Solar Star Colorado III LLC

Operator

Location
37.69, -105.99

Coordinates

Insights

#2,884
largest in %s
#797
largest %s worldwide
#12,924
largest worldwide
2016
at fleet average
1
operated by %s
12
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Solar
Capacity
52 MW
Commissioned
2016
Status
Operational
Owner
Solar Star Colorado III LLC
Country
United States
Coordinates
37.692, -105.991

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
3,362 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
100,852 t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity
41 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

731
cars / year
448
homes / year
152,806
trees to offset

Renewable source — life-cycle emissions only (materials/construction), no direct combustion. Open calculator

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About this plant

Hooper Solar is a 52 MW solar power plant in the United States, operated by Solar Star Colorado III LLC and commissioned in 2016.

Ranked #181 of 3,289 solar plants in the United States. Its 52 MW represents 0.13% of the United States’ total solar capacity of 40,823 MW. The largest solar plant in the United States is the Sandstone Solar Energy Project at 2,000 MW, making Hooper Solar 38.5 times smaller.

Nearby plants within 50 km include San Luis Valley Solar Ranch (35 MW, Solar) and Cogentrix of Alamosa (30 MW, Solar). The facility is located in Colorado, approximately 200 km south of Denver.

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